2016
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-016-1375-x
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Variation in Antiarrhythmic Management of Infants Hospitalized with Supraventricular Tachycardia: A Multi-Institutional Analysis

Abstract: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most frequent form of symptomatic tachyarrhythmia in infants. The purposes of this study were to describe practice patterns of the management of infants hospitalized with SVT and factors associated with 30-day hospital readmission. This was a multi-institutional, retrospective review of the pediatric health information system database of SVT hospitalizations from 2003 to 2013. High-volume centers (HVC) were defined as those at the upper quartile of admissions. Infants … Show more

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“…Guerrier et al . used anti‐arrhythmic therapy in 73% of patients in their series, including 851 newborns and infants . In that study, monotherapy was used in 86% of patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Guerrier et al . used anti‐arrhythmic therapy in 73% of patients in their series, including 851 newborns and infants . In that study, monotherapy was used in 86% of patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of the patients who underwent multi‐agent therapy, a combination of propranolol and digoxin was the most common multi‐agent regimen (21%), followed by flecainide with digoxin (12%). When amiodarone was utilized in multi‐agent therapy, it was frequently combined with digoxin (32%), propranolol (26%), and esmolol (13%) . In another study, 44% of infants received second‐line treatment, and 45% received multidrug treatment at the time of discharge .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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