Coumel tachycardia in children.

Background: Coumel tachycardia is an infrequent form of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) that usually occurs in infants and children. It is a tachycardia mediated by an accessory pathway with retrograde slow conduction that explains the classic ECG pattern with long RP' interval and negative P waves in leads II, III, and aVF. In this study, we describe the clinical course and management of Coumel tachycardia in children.

[Congenital aortic valve stenosis. Current treatment].

Congenital aortic valve stenosis is a common lesion, with an approximate incidence of 5 to 7% of all cardiac malformations and occupies the first place among left heart obstructions. In recent years, many modalities of treatment have been developed. Fetal interventions has evolved in one extreme of life, on the other hand, percutaneous aortic valve replacement is now available for aged adults.

[Cardiac rhabdomyoma surgically treated with success. Review of literature].

The primary cardiac tumors are inusual, the incidence varies in all the ages between 0.005 to 0.05%.