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- Fatma Ouarda, Héla M'Saad, Lilia Chaker, Kaouther Hakim, and Fekria Abid.
- Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital la Rabta, Tunis.
- Tunis Med. 2002 Dec 1; 80 (12): 764-8.
AbstractBetween 1995 and 2002, 5 patients with a mean age of 32 years have been treated for atrial flutter in the Department of Paediatric Cardiology at Hospital La Rabta. In all cases, diagnosis was established on surface electrocardiogram (12 leads. All patients had a normal heart. The 3 infants were in heart failure and In the 2 neonates, the arrhythmia was well tolerated despite a very fast ventricular rate. Reduction of the first episode of atrial flutter was possible by cardioversion in 3 patients, 2 of them had a good impregnation with Amiodarone. The two neonates died at 8th and 10th day of life. In the long term follow-up, on infant presented two recurrent episodes at 4 months x 2 years. Atrial flutter, when diagnosed in neonatal period is a rare but serious rhythm disturbance. The mechanism of activation of this rhythm disturbance remains unknown in the foetus, neonate and infant.
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