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Sustained ventricular tachycardia in a paediatric patient with acute COVID-19 myocarditis

Part of: Infectious

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2021

Yu-Shan Tseng Open the ORCID record for Yu-Shan Tseng [Opens in a new window] ,
Christopher Herron Open the ORCID record for Christopher Herron [Opens in a new window] ,
Richard Garcia  and
Katherine Cashen
Yu-Shan Tseng
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA Department of Pediatrics, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
Christopher Herron
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA Department of Pediatrics, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
Richard Garcia
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA Department of Pediatrics, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
Katherine Cashen*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, USA Department of Pediatrics, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
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Author for correspondence: K. Cashen, DO, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI48201, USA. Tel: +745 5629; Fax: +966 0105. E-mail: kcashen@med.wayne.edu
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Abstract

Although rare, children with active coronavirus disease 2019 are at risk of developing malignant arrhythmia. Herein, we present the first paediatric case of refractory ventricular tachycardia from acute fulminant myocarditis secondary to acute COVID-19 infection. This 5-year-old boy required venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, but made a complete recovery without significant morbidity.

Keywords

COVID-19ventricular tachycardiamyocarditis
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 9 , September 2021 , pp. 1510 - 1512
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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