Arrhythmogenic forms of heart failure in children.
There are various underlying causes of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC), and it is critical that it be considered in any patient who presents with a newly diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy. Unlike most other forms of cardiomyopathy, TIC should be considered a treatable form of cardiomyopathy and it is imperative that the diagnosis be fully considered. A 12-lead ECG should be obtained in all patients with a dilated cardiomyopathy. Prompt diagnosis and therapy of this relatively uncommon cause of heart failure is critical and has the potential to completely reverse the ventricular dysfunction that may be present in this abnormality.
Berger
Stuart
S
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53217, USA. SBerger@chw.org
Dubin
Anne M
AM
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D058406:Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D002648:Child; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents