Why the study?
Does atrial stimulation terminate reciprocating tachycardia in a child with acute rheumatic carditis?
Population
10-year-old child with acute rheumatic carditis and recurrent tachycardia (n=1)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May terminate reciprocating tachycardia via atrial stimulation in rheumatic carditis; hypothesis-generating from one case, needs prospective validation.
Does atrial stimulation terminate reciprocating tachycardia in a child with acute rheumatic carditis?
Electrically induced atrial premature systoles can successfully terminate reciprocating tachycardia.
Massumi et al. (1967) studied this question.
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