Rare case of neonatal arrhythmias in Turner syndrome reported in EHJ
Written By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-05-01 05:15 GMT | Update On 2021-05-01 09:49 GMT
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Dr Meena Bolourchi, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine and colleagues have reported a rare case of heart rhythm problem in newborn with Turner syndrome.The case has appeared online in the European Heart Journal.
For the first time, researchers report on a newborn with Turner syndrome having atrial flutter followed by SVT. "This is the first case of a baby with Turner's syndrome who was found to have more than one type of arrhythmia. This case illustrates that arrhythmias from the top chambers of the heart (atrial arrhythmias) can be found in babies with Turner's syndrome," explains
Turner syndrome occurs in one out of 2,500 live female births and is caused by the complete or partial absence of one X chromosome. Compared to the general population, females with Turner syndrome have a three times higher risk of early death from cardiovascular disease.
Doctors treating babies born with Turner syndrome need to look for heart rhythm abnormalities, in addition to the usual heart problems of high blood pressure or left-sided structural heart defects, according to Meena Bolourchi, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine.
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