Newborn in cardiogenic shock.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 2-month-old baby boy was referred to our centre due to tachycardia and acute heart failure. The ECG showed a narrow complex tachycardia with a heart rate of 300 beats per minute (Figure 1). Echocardiographically, a patent foramen ovale and a parachute mitral valve with mild regurgitation were diagnosed; cardiac function was highly impaired.heartjnl;104/6/467/F1F1F1Figure 1ECG (50 mm/s) showing the small complex tachycardia. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?Ectopic atrial tachycardiaAtrial flutterChaotic atrial tachycardiaFocal micro re-entrant tachycardiaAtrial fibrillation.
Medical subject headings
- Electrocardiography
- Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial