Erickson C C, Carr D, Greer G S, Kiel E A, Tryka A F
Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72202-3591, USA.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1995 Oct;18(10):1959-62. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1995.tb03845.x.
Supraventricular tachycardia due to accessory atrioventricular connections in infants is usually well-tolerated. Rarely an infant can have supraventricular tachycardia that is incessant and refractory to medical therapy. We describe a patient with supraventricular tachycardia detected prenatally that caused severe cardiac dysfunction and hemodynamic instability after birth.