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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Chaotic atrial tachycardia is a rare arrhythmia that has no known etiology and that usually inflicts upon newborn infants. The diagnosis is established using the surface electrocardiogram (ECG) which shows a spectacular polymorphism and irregularity of the atrial electrical activity. Clinical tolerability is variable depending on the ventricular rhythm. Cases that are not well tolerated and cases who do not recover spontaneously require medical treatment which relies mainly on amiodarone and other class IC anti-arrhythmic drugs. There is usually complete recovery during the first few months of life. The authors present the case of a female patient who was diagnosed with chaotic atrial tachycardia with induced cardiomyopathy following birth. She was successfully treated with amiodarone but had several relapses of the arrhythmia upon discontinuation of the drug. Although this observation is classic in its presentation, we consider that it is useful to remember this rare and frequently forgotten syndrome and to report the unique and particular aspects of our case and its evolution.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0003-3928
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
292-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
[Chaotic atrial tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy: report of an isolated case].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de cardiologie, hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de France, rue Alfred-Naccache, Beyrouth, Liban. etsalame@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports