digitoxin and Infant--Premature--Diseases

The management of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) in infants is somewhat controversial since numerous methods of treatment are effective. Regardless of the treatment chosen, it is important to quickly stop the tachycardia in neonates with SVT because they may suddenly become hemodynamically unstable.. Seventeen episodes of SVT treated with intravenous ATP are studied in 3 newborns (two were preterm infants: 30 and 34 weeks of pregnancy). Ages at presentation ranged from 2 to 27 days.. ATP is effective in all episodes of SVT, with a mean intravenous doses between 0.10 and 0.50 mg/kg/dose. All patients showed short sinus arrest after ATP. No adverse side effects or hemodynamics changes occurred after ATP administration.. ATP is a safe and reliable antiarrhythmic in neonatal period, including prematurity. We reviewed the experience in ATP management of SVT, mainly in pediatric population.

Topics: Adenosine; Adenosine Triphosphate; Adult; Age Factors; Child; Digitalis; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature, Diseases; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Plants, Medicinal; Plants, Toxic; Quinidine; Reference Values; Tachycardia, Paroxysmal; Tachycardia, Supraventricular

Topics: Apnea; Digitalis; Diuretics; Ductus Arteriosus, Patent; Female; Heart Auscultation; Heart Defects, Congenital; Heart Failure; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature, Diseases; Male; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal; Plants, Toxic; Prognosis; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn

Topics: Digitalis; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Infant, Premature, Diseases