Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in a neonate.

A case of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia with Wolff-ParkinsonWhite syndrome in an Indonesian neonate born in the Departement of Obste­ trics, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, is reported. Tachycardia in the neonate was first noted at the iige of 6 days, but the heart rale gradually decreased in 8 hours after oxygen was administered. Electrocardiographic exa­ mination revealed a Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. A second ¡attack of tachycardia occurred at the age of 2 months and the infant was immediately hospitalized and treated with lanoxin. Serial electrocardiographic examination still revealed the same syndrome. The management and prognosis of supraven­ tricular tachycardia in the neonate is also discussed. Received 11th August, 1977 P A R O X Y S M A L S U P R A V E N T R I C U L A R T A C H Y C A R D IA 57