title: Pseudocardiomyopathy secondary to chronic incessant supraventricular tachycardia.
abstract: A teenager with left ventricular dysfunction complicating chronic incessant supraventricular tachycardia is described. He was unusual in his delayed presentation to hospital, despite having come to medical attention several years previously, and he showed an excellent response to flecainide.
authors.affiliation: Countess of Chester Hospital.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gladman
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Evans-Jones
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005424:Flecainide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D005424:Flecainide