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Junctional tachycardia in infants and children after open heart surgery for congenital heart disease

1987; Elsevier BV; Volume: 59; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0002-9149(87)90887-3

1879-1913

James W. Grant, Gerald A. Serwer, Brenda E. Armstrong, H. Newland Oldham, Page A.W. Anderson,

Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

Junctional tachycardia may occur in the postoperative period and is associated with mortality and significant morbidity in infants and children.1–5 Limited numbers of postoperative patients have been reported.2,4,6 Successful pharmacologic treatment of junctional tachycardia in infants and children has been limited.2,4,6,7 This report describes the characteristics of junctional tachycardia in infants and children in the postoperative period and their treatment at Duke University Medical Center.