title: Myocarditis presenting as junctional ectopic tachycardia.
abstract: Junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET) is an unusual arrhythmia in children. It is usually described as a congenital tachycardia or as occurring in the postoperative setting. Here we report the case of an 8-year-old girl who presented with JET in the context of viral myocarditis and its later subsidence which could have been in response to Carvedilol therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Sreeja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pavithran
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khatri
authors.forename: Bhagyavathy A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bagyaraj
authors.forename: Ulhas M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Pandurangi
authors.forename: R Suresh
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077261:Carvedilol; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004656:Enalapril / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013613:Tachycardia, Ectopic Junctional / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002227:Carbazoles; D004232:Diuretics; D011412:Propanolamines; D000077261:Carvedilol; D004656:Enalapril