Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia in a 12-Month-Old Girl Treated With Ivabradine and Beta-Blocker, a Case Report

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-438843
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.43884

Michel, Holger ; Heißenhuber, Frank ; Wellmann, Sven ; Melter, Michael

; Gerling, Stephan

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Abstract

We report on a 12-month-old girl with an ectopic atrial tachycardia successfully treated with the combination of a beta blocking agent and Ivabradine that acts on cardiac pacemaker cells by selectively inhibiting the I(f)channel. Standard therapy had failed to control the tachycardia before. No side effects attributable to Ivabradine were noticed. Due to its mechanism of action Ivabradine is a ...