JUNCTIONAL ECTOPIC TACHYCARDIA

Course overview

JUNCTIONAL ECTOPIC TACHYCARDIA IS AN ARRHYTHMIA USUALLY PRESENT IN INFANTS BUT HAS BEEN SEEN IN OLDER CHILDREN AS WELL. IT CAN BE CONGENITAL OR POSTOPERATIVE. IT CAN HAVE SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IF NOT PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THIS ARRHYTHMIA AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.