Junctional ectopic tachycardia evolving into complete heart block. Issue 6 (1st December 1998)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Henneveld, H; Hutter, P; Bink-Boelkens, M; Sreeram, N
• Is Part Of: Heart. Volume 80:Issue 6(1998)
• Page Start: 627
• Page End: 628
• Publication Date: 1998-12-01
• Subjects: junctional ectopic tachycardia -- heart block -- congenital heart disease -- paediatrics; Heart -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Cardiology -- Periodicals; 616.12
• DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.6.627
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-6037

Abstract

Abstract : Transition from congenital junctional ectopic tachycardia to complete AV block was observed in an 8 month old girl, over a 36 hour period, during initial hospital admission. Two years later she had evidence of a rapidly increasing left ventricular end diastolic diameter, associated with lowest heart rates during sleep of < 30 beats/min. A transvenous permanent pacemaker was therefore implanted. This finding supports the idea that a pathological process in the area of the AV junction, initially presenting as junctional ectopic tachycardia may later extend to sudden complete atrioventricular block.