Ventricular Tachycardia in Childhood Controlled with Large Doses of Procaine Amide

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VENTRICULAR tachycardia in childhood presents difficult diagnostic and therapeutic problems. The following case required extraordinary doses of procaine amide for control.Case ReportA 14-month-old boy was admitted to the hospital because of labored respirations and cardiomegaly noted elsewhere on x-ray study. He had been entirely well until 2 weeks previously, when rhinorrhea, dyspnea, cough, anorexia, intermittent vomiting and fever developed. One week later he was improved although rapid respirations continued, tachycardia was noted, and an x-ray examination was reported as showing cardiomegaly. Two days before admission swelling of the ankles was observed. During the 2 weeks before admission he . . .