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Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia with Subsequent Myocardial Lesion
Author(s) -
LEVANDERLINDGREN MAJ
Publication year - 1949
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1949.tb15562.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , lesion , qrs complex , ventricular tachycardia , sinus rhythm , tachycardia , rhythm , carotid sinus , electrocardiography , blood pressure , sinus tachycardia , anesthesia , surgery , atrial fibrillation
Summary A description of a case of ventricular tachycardia with independent auricular rhythm in an 8‐year old girl with an otherwise probably sound heart. After a period with but sparse symptoms, the patient suddenly becomes cyanotic. Carotid pressure is applied and the sinus rhythm occurs. After the attack changes in all leads of the terminal complex of coronary insufficiency type were discernible. The author considers these changes to be presumptive of a myocardial lesion due to hypoxia during attacks. Changes in the amplitude of QRS, a transient increase in the height of P 2 and the effect of the carotid pressure are also discussed.