Eyüp ASLAN, Cem KARADENİZ

Sadece palpitasyon ile kendini gösteren romatizmal kardit

Akut Romatizmal Ateş (ARF) ciddi bir halk sağlığı sorunu olmaya devam etmektedir ve gelişmekte olan ülkelerde yaygındır. Atriyoventriküler düğüm blokları, erken atımlar, hızlanmış nodal ritim, ventriküler taşikardi ve Torsades de pointes gibi aritmiler hastalığın erken evrelerinde görülebilir. Romatizmal karditin tek semptomunun çarpıntı olduğu bir dar QRS taşikardisi olgusunu sunuyoruz. Asetilsalisilik asit tedavisi ile hastalık inaktif hale geldikten sonra taşikardi normal sinüs ritmine döndü.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Çocuk, romatizmal kardit, taşikardi

Rheumatic carditis presented with only palpitation

Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) remains a serious public health problem and is common in the developing countries. Arrhythmias such as atrioventricular nodal blocks, premature beats, accelerated nodal rhythm, ventricular tachycardia and Torsades de pointes can be seen in the early stages of the disease. We present a case of narrow QRS tachycardia in which palpitation was the only symptom of rheumatic carditis. After the disease became inactive with acetylsalicylic acid treatment, the tachycardia returned to normal sinus rhythm.

Keywords:

Child, rheumatic carditis, tachycardia,

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