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Ventricular tachycardia in children

Report of two cases

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Two cases of ventricular tachycardia in children are presented. In one child, no underlying heart disease was demonstrable. The other child, who had a congenital heart disease (left to right shunt) developed the arrhythmia during anaesthesia prior to cardiac catheterization. The literature on the subject is reviewed.

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    R. K. Chandra & K. Khetarpal

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From the Department of Pediatrics, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.

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Chandra, R.K., Khetarpal, K. Ventricular tachycardia in children. Indian J Pediatr 30, 227–230 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02748247

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