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- 2015
Neonatal Supraventricular Tachycardia a?? Not Uncommon; Yet Often UnrecognizedKeywords: Shereene Dhanesh, Sahana Devadas and Gangadhar B, Neonate, Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT), Atrial ventricular reentry tachycardia, Cardioversion, Congestive cardiac failure (CCF). Abstract: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in neonates is often asymptomatic; but may be fatal too. Clinical presentation in newborns is usually with non-specific symptoms. This is the reason why the diagnosis is either missed or made late. We report a 19 days neonate who presented with non- specific symptoms, had tachycardia and electrocardiogram showed features suggestive of SVT. Conclusion: Diagnosis of SVT in neonates is often not straight forward; hence all tachycardia in neonates should be documented to look out for arrhythmia. A high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose SVT in neonates
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