EC Paediatrics

Tachycardia in the neonatal period is defined by a sustained heart rate greater than 180 beats per minute (BPM). Asymptomatic and temporary heart rhythm disturbances occur constantly in the fetal and neonatal period; fetal tachyarrhythmias occur in 1 to 2% of all gestations and fetal atrial flutter is the second most common tachyarrhythmia among those diagnosed prenatally after supraventricular tachycardia and constitutes about 30% of all neonatal cardiac arrhythmias, being generally of idiopathic origin [1,2].

1. Chandraprakasam A., et al. “Neonatal Atrial Flutter: Case Report”. Journal of Neonatology1 (2021): 69-72.
2. Nieto-Sanjuanero A., et al. “Atrial flutter: prenatal diagnosis and successful neonatal result”. Revista Medicina Universitaria3 (2020).
3. Wójtowicz-Marzec M., et al. “Successful treatment of neonatal atrial flutter by synchronized cardioversion: case report and literature review”. BMC Pediatrics1 (2020).
4. Valente FP., et al. “Neonatal Atrial Flutter Approach: A Case Series”. Journal of Cardiac Arrhythmias4 (2020): 245-251.
5. Texter KM., et al. “Atrial Flutter in Infants”. Journal of the American College of Cardiology5 (2006): 1040-1046.