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Fetal idiopathic ventricular tachycardia with nonimmune hydrops: Benign course

Pediatric Cardiology volume 17, pages 192–193 (1996)Cite this article

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A case of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia of left ventricular origin in a hydropic fetus is presented. The accuracy of fetal echocardiography for diagnosing this type of arrhythmia is emphasized, as is its importance in determining appropriate postnatal treatment which in this case resulted in an unusually benign course.

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  1. Division of Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, São Paulo University School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 255 10o Andar-ICHC, CEP 05403, São Paulo, Brazil

    L. M. Lopes, S. C. Cha, M. I. Scanavacca, V. M. L. Tuma-Calil & M. Zugaib

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Lopes, L.M., Cha, S.C., Scanavacca, M.I. et al. Fetal idiopathic ventricular tachycardia with nonimmune hydrops: Benign course. Pediatr Cardiol 17, 192–193 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02505212

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Key words

  • Ventricular tachycardia
  • Ventricular arrhythmias
  • Fetal tachycardia