Hemochromatosis as junctional tachycardia, a rare presentation

Hemochromatosis as junctional tachycardia, a rare presentation

We present here a 45-year-old male with no past medical problem who presented with palpitations. He was found to have supraventricular tachycardia intractable to medical therapy. Later his rhythm converted to junctional tachycardia. Further workup revealed hemochromatosis to be primary etiology caus...

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Main Authors: Ali Ghani, Irfan Ahsan, Charles Gottleib
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Clinics and Practice
Subjects:
Supraventricular tachycardia
atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia
atrioventricular reciprocating.
Online Access:https://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/979
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Summary:We present here a 45-year-old male with no past medical problem who presented with palpitations. He was found to have supraventricular tachycardia intractable to medical therapy. Later his rhythm converted to junctional tachycardia. Further workup revealed hemochromatosis to be primary etiology causing the arrhythmia. The low index of suspicion for additional workup is key to diagnosis and successful outcome.
ISSN:2039-7275
2039-7283

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