Torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia can occur in newborn infants and may be associated with myocarditis, potentially leading to fatal outcomes.
Neonatal torsades with myocarditis may prove fatal despite therapy; leaves open optimal prevention and management strategies.
A case of paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia of torsade de pointes variety occurring in a newborn infant is described. A rare problem in the newborn, ventricular tachycardia has been associated with congenital heart disease, electrolyte abnormality, and cardiac tumour. In this case, the association was with myocarditis. The arrhythmia was refractory to treatment, and the infant died.
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