title: Acute pharmacologic testing of incessant supraventricular tachycardia in a child.
abstract: A 3 1/2-year-old child with incessant supraventricular tachycardia was investigated with intravenous vago-mimetic drugs, which had unexpected beneficial results. These observations suggested selection of digitalis as the antiarrhythmic drug, which would not otherwise have been chosen. The potential advantages of non-invasive, acute autonomic modulation for optimal drug selection in children with arrhythmias are illustrated by this case.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004077:Digoxin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D004077:Digoxin