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Iatrogenic ventricular tachycardia

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Cardiac arrhythmias may complicate the clinical course in infants and children following cardiac surgery. Here, we report on a 6-week-old neonate who developed life-threatening ventricular tachycardia with cardio-circulatory compromise after the removal of a substernal catheter that surrounded the heart. The treating physician should be prepared for device-related ventricular tachycardia when temporary devices are removed, and adequate treatment must be initiated immediately.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Saarland, 66421, Homburg, Germany

    Sascha Meyer, Günther Löffler & Ludwig Gortner

  2. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany

    Hashim Abdul-Khaliq

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Meyer, S., Löffler, G., Gortner, L. et al. Iatrogenic ventricular tachycardia. Eur J Pediatr 168, 753–755 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-008-0827-6

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