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Advanced atrioventricular block associated with atrial tachycardia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
Author(s) -
UMEMOTO MASAKAZU,
FUJII ISAO,
TAKE HIROMICHI
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1995.tb03367.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mycoplasma pneumoniae , atrioventricular block , atrial tachycardia , cardiology , digitalis toxicity , tachycardia , digitalis , atrial fibrillation , heart failure , pneumonia , catheter ablation
Atrial tachycardia with atrioventricular (AV) block has been recognized as a common manifestation of digitalis toxicity. We describe here an unusual case of transient advanced AV block associated with atrial tachycardia in a 6 year old boy with evidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection.