title: Handstands: a treatment for supraventricular tachycardia?
abstract: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common symptomatic tachyarrhythmia in childhood. Treatment involves vagal manoeuvres, pharmacological agents or electrical cardioversion. We report a child with recurrent SVT secondary to Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome who is consistently able to revert her SVT by doing a handstand. This case highlights a simple non-invasive technique for the treatment of SVT.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hare
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Shammi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramlakhan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009142:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D055536:Vagus Nerve Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Accident & Emergency; Cardiology; Paediatric Practice