title: Supraventricular tachycardia in children: a report of three cases, diagnosis and current management.
abstract: The article presents three Omani children with supraventricular tachycardia and discusses the diagnosis and management. Clinical features along with ECG help diagnosis of this common paediatric arrhythmia. Acute management has been facilitated with the introduction of adenosine. However, longterm management continues to be a topic for debate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, P.O.Box: 38, Postal Code: 123, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venugopalan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shakeel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Amry
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaya
keywords: Oman; case report; child; diagnosis; drug therapy; pathophysiology; supraventricular; tachycardia
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