Cardiovascular collapse during amiodarone infusion in a hemodynamically compromised child with refractory supraventricular tachycardia
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Five babies who presented with supraventricular tachycardia were treated with verapamil intravenously. All developed severe hypotension and two died. Verapamil should not be used in the initial management of supraventricular tachycardia in neonates.
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0974-2069
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2069.149519