Clinical Reviews
Clinical cases in Cardiology (n.º 4): 14 year old boy with sudden onset palpitations
Authors:
Pérez-Lescure Picarzo Ja, Crespo Marcos Db
aCardiología Infantil. Área de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Alcorcón, Madrid. España.
bCardiología Infantil. Área de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. Alcorcón, Madrid. España.
Correspondence: J Pérez-Lescure. Email: jplescure@fhalcorcon.es
Reference of this article.:
Pérez-Lescure Picarzo J, Crespo Marcos D. Casos clínicos en Cardiología (n.º 4): niño de 14 años con palpitaciones de inicio brusco. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2009;11:619-24.
Published in Internet: 31/12/2009
Abstract:
We continue the series of clinical cases in Paediatric Cardiology reviewing common reasons for consultation in the paediatric Primary Care offices, presented in a brief and practical way. In this paper we present the case of a 14 year old boy with sudden onset palpitations. The way physical exam and electrocardiographic findings guide the diagnosis in this patient is discussed.
Keywords: Palpitations. Supraventricular tachycardia. Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome.
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