Accelerated idioventricular rhythm in a healthy newborn: frightening but non-threatening

Cardiol Young. 2022 Mar;32(3):500-502. doi: 10.1017/S1047951121003255. Epub 2021 Aug 9.

Abstract

Accelerated idioventricular rhythm is a rare but benign form of ventricular tachycardia which might be challenging to differentiate from other more worrisome forms. We present the case of a healthy newborn diagnosed with an accelerated idioventricular rhythm which is spontaneously terminated without the need for medical therapy.

Keywords: Accelerated idioventricular rhythm; newborn tachycardia; ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm* / diagnosis
  • Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm* / etiology
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular* / diagnosis
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular* / therapy