October 1, 1997Pediatrics International

Role of adenosine in the diagnosis and treatment of tachyarrhythmias in pediatric patients

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Why the study?

Does adenosine safely terminate and diagnose tachyarrhythmias in pediatric patients?

Population

43 pediatric patients with tachyarrhythmias, including 19 with structural or acquired heart disease, 28 with…

Design

Case_series

Authors

MLMustafa Koray LenkKantonsspital St. Gallen AÇAlpay ÇelikerAmerikan Hastanesi DADursun AlehanHacettepe University

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Implication

May support adenosine for pediatric tachyarrhythmias; leaves open need for prospective confirmation.

Structured PICO

Does adenosine safely terminate and diagnose tachyarrhythmias in pediatric patients?

Population

43 pediatric patients with tachyarrhythmias (mean age 8.3 +/- 5.24 years), including 19 with structural or acquired heart disease, 28 with narrow QRS complex tachycardia, 14 with ventricular arrhythmias, and 1 with long QT.

Intervention

Adenosine (average effective dose 212 micrograms/kg, range 100-400 micrograms/kg)

Outcome

Termination of tachycardia and diagnostic clarification

Adenosine is a safe and effective agent for both the diagnosis and termination of various tachyarrhythmias in pediatric patients.

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Lenk et al. (1997) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a23d4e9a98279854dd370ed https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-200x.1997.tb03643.x

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Ventricular arrhythmias

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Role of adenosine in the diagnosis and treatment of tachyarrhythmias in pediatric patients

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Role of adenosine in the diagnosis and treatment of tachyarrhythmias in pediatric patients

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Structured PICO

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