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IV verapamil terminates idiopathic VT in an 8-month-old infant after prior therapies fail.
Case Report (n=1)
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Verapamil can be effective for terminating and controlling idiopathic ventricular tachycardia originating in the left posterior fascicle in infants when other antiarrhythmics fail.
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May support verapamil in refractory infant VT; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.
Wang et al. (2003) conducted a case report in Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (n=1). Verapamil was evaluated on Termination of ventricular tachycardia. Intravenous verapamil successfully terminated idiopathic ventricular tachycardia in an 8-month-old infant after other antiarrhythmic drugs and cardioversion failed.
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