Skip to main content
NCBI home page
British Heart Journal logoLink to British Heart Journal
. 1975 Mar;37(3):332–335. doi: 10.1136/hrt.37.3.332

Studies in a newborn infant with supraventricular tachycardia and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

H H Kaye, D S Reid, M Tynan
PMCID: PMC483975  PMID: 1138737

Abstract

A neonatal patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White type A and supraventricular tachycardia is described. Demonstration of the mechanism of the tachycardia and its termination were achieved using intracardiac electrography and cardiac pacing. Quantitative left ventricular angiography and echocardiography showed impaired left ventricular function following the arrhythmia. Serial echocardiograms demonstrated the subsequent return to normal left ventricular performance.

Full text

PDF
332

Images in this article

333Image
on p.333

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. Bekheit S., Morton P., Murtagh J. G., Fletcher E. Comparison of sinoventricular conduction in children and adults using bundle of His electrograms. Br Heart J. 1973 May;35(5):507–515. doi: 10.1136/hrt.35.5.507. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. Coumel P., Waynberger M., Fabiato A., Slama R., Aigueperse J., Bouvrain Y. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Problems in evaluation of multiple accessory pathways and surgical therapy. Circulation. 1972 Jun;45(6):1216–1230. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.45.6.1216. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. Feigenbaum H., Popp R. L., Wolfe S. B., Troy B. L., Pombo J. F., Haine C. L., Dodge H. T. Ultrasound measurements of the left ventricle. A correlative study with angiocardiography. Arch Intern Med. 1972 Mar;129(3):461–467. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. Fortuin N. J., Hood W. P., Jr, Craige E. Evaluation of left ventricular function by echocardiography. Circulation. 1972 Jul;46(1):26–35. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.46.1.26. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Giardina A. C., Ehlers K. H., Engle M. A. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in infants and children. A long-term follow-up study. Br Heart J. 1972 Aug;34(8):839–846. doi: 10.1136/hrt.34.8.839. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. Goldreyer B. N., Bigger J. T., Jr Site of reentry in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in man. Circulation. 1971 Jan;43(1):15–26. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.43.1.15. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. JAMES T. N. THE CONNECTING PATHWAYS BETWEEN THE SINUS NODE AND A-V NODE AND BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT ATRIUM IN THE HUMAN HEART. Am Heart J. 1963 Oct;66:498–508. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(63)90382-x. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. James T. N. The Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: evolving concepts of its pathogenesis. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 1970 Sep;13(2):159–189. doi: 10.1016/0033-0620(70)90007-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. Lev M., Leffler W. B., Langendorf R., Pick A. Anatomic findings in a case of ventricular pre-excitation (WPW) terminating in complete atrioventricular block. Circulation. 1966 Nov;34(5):718–733. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.34.5.718. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. Lundberg A. Paroxysmal tachycardia in infancy: follow-up study of 47 subjects ranging in age from 10 to 26 years. Pediatrics. 1973 Jan;51(1):26–35. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. NADAS A. S., DAESCHNER C. W., ROTH A., BLUMENTHAL S. L. Paroxysmal tachycardia in infants and children; study of 41 cases. Pediatrics. 1952 Feb;9(2):167–181. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  12. Scherlag B. J., Lau S. H., Helfant R. H., Berkowitz W. D., Stein E., Damato A. N. Catheter technique for recording His bundle activity in man. Circulation. 1969 Jan;39(1):13–18. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.39.1.13. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  13. TRUEX R. C., BISHOF J. K., DOWNING D. F. Accessory atrioventricular muscle bundles. 2. cardiac conduction system in a human specimen with Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome. Anat Rec. 1960 Aug;137:417–435. doi: 10.1002/ar.1091370403. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  14. Tynan M., Kaye H. H., Reid D. S., Ozme F., Hunter A. S. Proceedings: Assessment of left ventricle performance in infants, children, and adults using single plane cine-angiocardiography. Br Heart J. 1974 Apr;36(4):399–399. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from British Heart Journal are provided here courtesy of BMJ Publishing Group

RESOURCES