Congenital arrhythmia in a normal newborn.
We describe a case, unique to the best of our knowledge, in which bigeminal supraventricular premature contractions were detected in a normal newborn. These arrhythmias disappeared spontaneously after the twelfth day of life. Since they do not appear to evolve towards paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, treatment with antiarrhythmic drugs is not recommended.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005318:Fetal Heart / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D016276:Ventricular Function