Amiodarone management of junctional ectopic tachycardia after cardiac surgery in children.

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Authors

Praveen Raja · Alexandra Hospital

Richard E. Hawker · Alexandra Hospital

Arnkisa Chaikitpinyo · Alexandra Hospital

S G Cooper · Alexandra Hospital

K C Lau · Alexandra Hospital

Graham R. Nunn · Alexandra Hospital

T. B. Cartmill ·

Abstract

Amiodarone can be used safely and effectively to control JET with haemodynamic improvement in most patients. The addition of atrial pacing confers the advantage of atrioventricular synchrony.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Heart

Volume 72, Issue 3, pp. 261-265

DOI: 10.1136/hrt.72.3.261

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