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Ventricular tachycardia in a neonate secondary to hyperkalaemia
Author(s) -
EMDER PHILLIP,
CRAWFORD GEOFFREY
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1983.tb02071.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardioversion , ventricular tachycardia , cardiology , electrical cardioversion , tachycardia , anesthesia , atrial fibrillation
. We report a preterm infant with ventricular arrhythmias secondary to hyperkalaemia in the first 48 hours of life. The arrhythmias were life threatening and required pharmacological and electrical cardioversion. Aspects of neonatal hyperkalaemia and related arrhythmias are discussed.