Key result
Enteral ivabradine successfully reduced heart rate to 80 beats/min and restored normal sinus rhythm in a 14-year-old girl with postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia refractory to digoxin and amiodarone.
Why the study?
Junctional ectopic tachycardia is a troublesome postoperative arrhythmia in pediatric cardiac surgical patients that can lead to morbidity and mortality if not treated timely and effectively.
Does ivabradine successfully treat refractory postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in pediatric cardiac surgical patients?
Case Report (n=1)
Does ivabradine successfully treat refractory postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia in pediatric cardiac surgical patients?
Ivabradine may be an effective rescue therapy for postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia refractory to conventional antiarrhythmics in pediatric cardiac surgery patients.
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Ivabradine may control postoperative JET in children; this case report leaves open confirmation in prospective trials.
Sahu et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Postoperative Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia (JET) (n=1). Ivabradine was evaluated on Heart rate control and reversion to normal sinus rhythm. Enteral ivabradine successfully reduced heart rate to 80 beats/min and restored normal sinus rhythm in a 14-year-old girl with postoperative junctional ectopic tachycardia refractory to digoxin and amiodarone.
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