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Ivabradine–Flecainide as Breakthrough Drug Combination for Congenital Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia: A Case Report and Literature Review

Authors :
Giovanni Maria Di Marco
Angelica De Nigris
Angela Pepe
Annamaria Pagano
Giangiacomo Di Nardo
Vincenzo Tipo
Source :
Pediatric Reports, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp 624-631 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2021.

Abstract

Congenital junctional ectopic tachycardia (CJET) is a rare tachyarrhythmia that remains difficult to manage, with suboptimal control in most cases. Here, we report literature research on the use of ivabradine in the treatment of pediatric junctional ectopic tachycardia (JET), both congenital and postoperative, and describe the successful use of ivabradine–flecainide association for CJET therapy resistant to other antiarrhythmic agents. This new drug combination was effective in completely suppressing JET. Ivabradine–flecainide combination may be considered a new therapeutic strategy of CJET with a satisfactory efficacy/tolerability ratio in patients resistant to conventional drug combinations.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20367503
Volume :
13
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Pediatric Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.b19a283d61e546e4a27ac43d39d00d4b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric13040074