1. Functional 2:1 AV block in a preterm
- Author
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Gerhard Pichler, Stefan Kurath-Koller, Nathalie Noessler, and Nina Höller
- Subjects
Bradycardia ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Ventricular tachycardia ,Chorioamnionitis ,03 medical and health sciences ,QRS complex ,Electrocardiography ,0302 clinical medicine ,Early onset sepsis ,030225 pediatrics ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Cardiopulmonary resuscitation ,Neonatology ,Atrioventricular Block ,business.industry ,Infant, Newborn ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Gestational age ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,medicine.symptom ,business - Abstract
A very low birthweight infant (gestational age 28+3, 1.020 g) presented with ventricular tachycardia requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation within the first day after birth. Aside from prematurity due to chorioamnionitis, the infant suffered from early onset sepsis and was ventilated with high frequency oscillation and nitric oxide. Following successful resuscitation, the infant required high amounts of catecholamines and showed bradycardia of 80 beats per minute (bpm) on ECG monitoring. Each QRS complex was encircled …
- Published
- 2021