作者
David J Bradley, Peter S Fischbach, Ian H Law, Gerald A Serwer, Macdonald Dick
发表日期
2001/8
来源
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
卷号
38
期号
2
页码范围
401-408
出版商
American College of Cardiology Foundation
简介
OBJECTIVES
This study outlines the clinical course, treatment and the late outcome of infants and children with multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT).
BACKGROUND
Multifocal atrial tachycardia is defined by three distinct P-waveforms, irregular P-P intervals, isoelectric baseline between P-waves and rapid rate on an electrocardiogram. Several smaller prior reports have described pediatric patients with MAT, but their long-term outcome has not been fully assessed.
METHODS
The clinical records, echocardiograms and long-term follow-up of patients with MAT were reviewed and compared to previous reports of MAT.
RESULTS
Fourteen boys and seven girls (median age 1.8 months) presented with MAT. At diagnosis, six patients had respiratory illness, of whom two were critical. Ten were asymptomatic. Seven patients had structural heart disease (SHD), one of whom died. Four of 15 patients (27%) with echocardiograms …
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