Abstract

KALTENBACH, Germán; PEREZ, Susana  and  VALLEJO, Carlos. Neonatal atrial flutter. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2007, vol.105, n.5, pp.427-429. ISSN 0325-0075.

Atrial flutter is an uncommon arrhythmia in the newborn period; however, it must be considered in patients who have congestive heart failure with or without dilated cardiomyopathy (tachycardiomyopathy). Neonatal atrial flutter has significant morbidity but an excellent long-term prognosis. The treatment options are diverse, with different rates of results in the Centres´ reports, but virtually all infants will respond to direct current synchronized cardioversion. We describe a boy who developed the condition in the newborn period and whose diagnosis was established at 35 days of life. Electrical cardioversion and amiodarone was performed with good evolution.

Keywords : Neonatal atrial flutter; Tachycardiomyopathy; Electrical cardioversion.

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