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Near miss sudden death in an infant with Wolff‐Parkinson‐White syndrome
Author(s) -
ROSENBERG H. C.,
YEE R.,
SHARMA A. D.,
GOLDBACH M. M.,
GUIRAUDON G. M.,
LI M. D.
Publication year - 1991
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.1440-1754.1991.tb00349.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular fibrillation , sudden infant death syndrome , white (mutation) , pediatrics , emergency department , cardiology , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
A 6 month old infant with known Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome presented with an out of hospital cardiac arrest. An electrocardiogram in the emergency department demonstrated atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. The child subsequently was resuscitated and underwent successful interruption of an accessory connection after failing medical therapy. This case underlines the need to reassess the indications for invasive electrophysiologic testing in young children.