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Atrial Flutter Complicating Neonatal Coxsackie B2 Myocarditis

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A neonate presented with atrial flutter complicating acute Coxsackie B2 myocarditis. The tachyarrhythmia was successfully terminated with electrocardioversion followed by digoxin administration. The infant survived with no long-term cardiac sequelae. Atrial flutter is an unusual complication of Coxsackie myocarditis that has not previously been reported.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, PO Box 208064, New Haven, CT 06510, USA, US

    S.S. Shah, W.E. Hellenbrand & P.G. Gallagher

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Shah, S., Hellenbrand, W. & Gallagher, P. Atrial Flutter Complicating Neonatal Coxsackie B2 Myocarditis. Pediatr Cardiol 19, 185–186 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002469900277

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