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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2023

The diagnostic and therapeutic challenge of atrial flutter in children: a case report.

Angelica De Nigris, Mattia Arenella, Giangiacomo Di Nardo, Giovanni Maria Di Marco, Annunziata Mormile, Daria Lauretta, Caterina De Simone, Angela Pepe, Rosaria Cosimi, Rossella Vastarella and 7 more

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Article in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Angelica De Nigris *Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio, Naples, 80138, Italy. angelicadenigris1@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9594-2898
Mattia Arenella *Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio, Naples, 80138, Italy.
Giangiacomo Di NardoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Santobono-Pausilipon Children Medical Hospital, Naples, 80129, Italy.
Giovanni Maria Di MarcoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Santobono-Pausilipon Children Medical Hospital, Naples, 80129, Italy.
Annunziata MormileDivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Santobono-Pausilipon Children Medical Hospital, Naples, 80129, Italy.
Daria LaurettaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Santobono-Pausilipon Children Medical Hospital, Naples, 80129, Italy.
Caterina De SimoneDepartment of Translational Medical Science, Section of Pediatrics, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, 80126, Italy.
Angela PepeDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Pediatrics Section, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081, Italy.
Rosaria CosimiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Santobono-Pausilipon Children Medical Hospital, Naples, 80129, Italy.
Rossella VastarellaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Santobono-Pausilipon Children Medical Hospital, Naples, 80129, Italy.
Antonietta GiannattasioPediatric Emergency and Short Stay Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, 80129, Italy.
Giovanni SalomoneDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Pediatrics Section, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081, Italy.
Silverio PerrottaDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio, Naples, 80138, Italy.
Speranza CioffiDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio, Naples, 80138, Italy.
Pierluigi MarzuilloDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi De Crecchio, Naples, 80138, Italy.
Vincenzo TipoPediatric Emergency and Short Stay Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, 80129, Italy.
Luigi MartemucciPediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy.
Santobono Children's Hospital · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Salerno · ITUniversity of Naples Federico II · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPalpitations represent a common cause for consultation in the pediatric Emergency Department (ED). Unlike adults, palpitations in children are less frequently dependent from the heart, recognizing other causes. CASE PRESENTATION: A 11-year-old male came to our pediatric ED for epigastric pain, vomiting and palpitations. During the previous 6 month the patient was affected by SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus). Electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed supraventricular tachycardia. Therefore, adenosine was administered unsuccessfully. The administration of adenosine, however, allowed us to make diagnosis of atypical atrial flutter. Multiple attempts at both electrical cardioversion, transesophageal atrial overdrive, and drug monotherapy were unsuccessful in our patient. Consequently, a triple therapy with amiodarone, flecainide, and beta-blocker was gradually designed to control the arrhythmic pattern with the restoration of a left upper atrial rhythm. There was not any evidence of sinus rhythm in the patient clinical history.

conclusionsThe present study underlines the rarity of this type of dysrhythmia in childhood and the difficulties in diagnosis and management, above all in a patient who has never showed sinus rhythm. Raising awareness of all available treatment options is essential for a better management of dysrhythmia in children.

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationAtrial FlutterTachycardia, SupraventricularAdenosineAdultAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsChildHumansMaleAdenosineAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial flutterChildrenDysrhythmiaLeft upper atrial rhythmSARS-CoV-2

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PMID37814308
PMCPMC10563290
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