Child with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia of prolonged duration

Ann Emerg Med. 1995 May;25(5):706-9. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70186-9.

Abstract

Ventricular tachycardia is a dangerous dysrhythmia most commonly encountered in adult patients with heart disease. It is uncommon for a previously healthy child to present to the emergency department with hemodynamically stable ventricular tachycardia. The diagnosis and management of this dysrhythmia may pose a significant challenge to the emergency physician. We present the case of a previously healthy child with a structurally normal heart who had ventricular tachycardia for a prolonged period. Common causes of childhood tachycardia and options for treatment of stable and unstable patients are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
  • Electric Countershock
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Referral and Consultation
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy
  • Verapamil / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Verapamil