N.N. KONOPKO¹, N.A. TONKIKH², A.V. DUBOVAYA², A.A. TARASOVA³, G.R. BORISEYKO⁴

 ¹Children’s Medical Center of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, Moscow

²Donetsk State Medical University named after M. Gorky of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Donetsk

³Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation

⁴Medical Sanitary Unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow

Contact details:

Tonkikh N.A. — PhD (medicine), Associate Professor of the Department of Pediatrics No. 3

Address: 16 prospekt Ilyicha, Donetsk, Russian Federation, 83003, tel.: +7-949-326-93-26, e-mail: natachet@list.ru

The article presents the results of follow-up of four children aged 11 months to 3 years who had supraventricular tachycardia at the start of myocarditis. The follow-up duration was from 12 to 14 years. Our results show that inflammation of the myocardium may not only be of etiological nature, but also a trigger factor for supraventricular rhythm disturbances, which should influence the decision on therapy alongside with the approved treatment protocols for the children with this pathology. The outcome of patient monitoring indicated that, despite severe cases of the disease, complete recovery of hemodynamic disorders and arrhythmias is possible.

Key words: myocarditis, children, supraventricular rhythm disturbance.

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