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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan;100(1):54-5.
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306949. Epub 2014 Oct 14.

Handstands: a treatment for supraventricular tachycardia?

Michelle Hare  1 , Shammi Ramlakhan  1
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Handstands: a treatment for supraventricular tachycardia?

Michelle Hare et al. Arch Dis Child. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is the most common symptomatic tachyarrhythmia in childhood. Treatment involves vagal manoeuvres, pharmacological agents or electrical cardioversion. We report a child with recurrent SVT secondary to Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome who is consistently able to revert her SVT by doing a handstand. This case highlights a simple non-invasive technique for the treatment of SVT.

Keywords: Accident & Emergency; Cardiology; Paediatric Practice.

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