Successful treatment of neonatal atrial flutter by synchronized cardioversion: case report and literature review

Abstract Background Atrial flutter (AFL) is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. In the ECG tracing, it is marked by a fast, irregular atrial activity of 280–500 beats per minute. AFL is known to be a rare and also life-threatening rhythm disorder both at the fetus and neonatal period. AFL may result...

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Main Authors: Monika Wójtowicz-Marzec, Barbara Wysokińska, Maria Respondek-Liberska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02259-7