Successful treatment of chaotic atrial tachycardia with oral flecainide.
Two infants with chaotic atrial tachycardia diagnosed at birth and at 11 weeks of life, were treated successfully with oral flecainide. Both patients were in heart failure at initiation of therapy. Six months and 17 months later, respectively, they have had no recurrence of chaotic atrial tachycardia, left ventricular function returned to normal and therapy was stopped in both.
Houyel
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Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
Fournier
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Davignon
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005424:Flecainide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012008:Recurrence; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000188:drug therapy*
D005424:Flecainide