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A rare arrhythmia in the newborn: posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia

Fatma Hilal Yılmaz, Mehmet Burhan Oflaz, Nuriye Tarakçı, Nazlı Dilay Gültekin, Hüseyin Altunhan
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https://doi.org/10.18621/eurj.592503
Abstract
Arrhythmias are most frequently seen in the neonatal period. Left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia is quite rarely seen in children and infants. In this case report, we present a newborn patient and management of left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia. 
Keywords
Arrythmia, fascicular ventricular tachycardia, cardioversion, neonate
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Yılmaz FH, Oflaz MB, Tarakçı N, Gültekin ND, Altunhan H. A rare arrhythmia in the newborn: posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia. Eur Res J. 2020;6(4):362-364. doi:10.18621/eurj.592503
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  • Article Type Case Report
  • Submitted February 21, 2026
  • Published July 3, 2020
  • Issue Vol. 6 No. 4 (2020)
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