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Amiodarone therapy of intractable atrial flutter in a premature hydropic neonate

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We report the case of a premature hydropic neonate with intractable atrial flutter, unresponsive to therapy in utero, who ultimately responded to therapy with multiple antiarrhythmic agents, including amiodarone and transvenous overdrive pacing.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, 06510, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Ziyad M. Hijazi, Lynda E. Rosenfeld, Joshua A. Copel &  Charles S. Kleinman

  2. Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, 06510, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Ziyad M. Hijazi, Lynda E. Rosenfeld, Joshua A. Copel &  Charles S. Kleinman

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, 06510, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Ziyad M. Hijazi, Lynda E. Rosenfeld, Joshua A. Copel &  Charles S. Kleinman

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Hijazi, Z.M., Rosenfeld, L.E., Copel, J.A. et al. Amiodarone therapy of intractable atrial flutter in a premature hydropic neonate. Pediatr Cardiol 13, 227–229 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00838781

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