Inducible atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia in infants with a history of neonatal orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2003 Aug;26(8):1735-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00260.x.

Abstract

Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) is an uncommon mechanism of supraventricular tachycardia in neonates in whom orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia (ORT) predominates. We report three patients with structurally normal hearts who presented with neonatal ORT, documented by transesophageal electrophysiology studies at 2 to 3 weeks of age. At follow-up study at 8-12 months of age, no infant had inducible ORT, suggesting spontaneous regression of congenital accessory pathways; however, each had inducible tachycardia consistent with the typical form of AVNRT. The clinical significance of this finding is unknown and warrants further study.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
  • Electrocardiography / methods
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / congenital*
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / drug therapy
  • Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry / physiopathology

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents