Atrial flutter complicating neonatal Coxsackie B2 myocarditis.
A neonate presented with atrial flutter complicating acute Coxsackie B2 myocarditis. The tachyarrhythmia was successfully terminated with electrocardioversion followed by digoxin administration. The infant survived with no long-term cardiac sequelae. Atrial flutter is an unusual complication of Coxsackie myocarditis that has not previously been reported.
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Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
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Gallagher
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D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000209:etiology*; D003384:Coxsackievirus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D029822:Enterovirus B, Human; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000209:etiology