Usefulness of oral sotalol for the treatment of junctional ectopic tachycardia.
An infant with junctional ectopic tachycardia diagnosed at three weeks of age was treated with oral sotalol. At the first echocardiogram the shortening fraction was decreased. After one day of treatment the ventricular rate decreased from 230 to 130 beats per minute. Five months later sinus rhythm was restored, shortening fraction was normal and sotalol was withdrawn without relapse.
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Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Ste-Justine, Montréal, Qc., Canada.
Fournier
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Davignon
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013015:Sotalol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013613:Tachycardia, Ectopic Junctional / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D013015:Sotalol