title: Ventricular tachycardia in a child with diabetic ketoacidosis without heart disease.
abstract: Ventricular tachycardia is uncommon in children without CHD. We present the case of a 15-year-old boy who presented with severe diabetic ketoacidosis and ventricular tachycardia and was not responsive to traditional anti-arrhythmic therapy. This case highlights the importance of identification of the underlying metabolic derangement causing the arrhythmia to provide appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology,Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC,Pittsburgh,United States of America.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGreevy
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology,Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC,Pittsburgh,United States of America.
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beerman
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiology,Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC,Pittsburgh,United States of America.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arora
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications*; D006331:Heart Diseases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Ventricular tachycardia; diabetic ketoacidosis; idioventricular rhythm