Challenges facing paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in early infancy
1 Pediatrician General Pediatric Ward, University Hospital Center “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania.
2 Professor Chef of Pediatric Infectious Disease Ward, University Hospital Center “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania.
³ Professor Chef of General Pediatric Ward, University Hospital Center “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania
⁴ Psychologist General Pediatric Ward, University Hospital Center “Mother Tereza”, Tirana, Albania
⁵ Radiologist American Hospital Center, Pristina, Kosovo.
⁶ Pediatrician American Hospital Center, Tirana, Albania.
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(02), 164–168
Publication history:
Received on 21 December 2023; revised on 02 February 2024; accepted on 04 February 2024
Abstract:
The heart generates its own electrical signal. The sinoatrial node is considered the natural pacemaker of the heart and generates an electrical stimulus regularly, 60 to 100 times per minute under normal conditions. Supraventricular tachycardia is the most common rhythm disturbance in children. The majority of the clinically important Supraventricular tachycardia in healthy children is caused by the presence of an accessory electrical connection between the atrium and the ventricle or within the atrioventricular node. Here is reported the case of a 3-months old infant who was presented with pallor, lethargy, poor feeding and was diagnosed with Supraventricular tachycardia. In infants it presents with nonspecific symptoms. Supraventricular tachycardia is typically not life threating but can become if left undiagnosed and untreated, so a high index of suspicion should be maintained while evaluating a child even in early infancy.
Keywords:
Heart; Rhythm; Supraventricular Tachycardia; Paroxysmal; Infant
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