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Recurrent Supraventricular Tachycardia and Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Causative Role or a Simple Association? A Case Report and Literature Review
- Ghassan Nakib,
- Sameer Sajwani,
- Zahreddin Abusalah,
- Abdelazeim Abdallah,
- Nada Ibrahim,
- Aseel Fattah,
- Rossana Bussani,
- Valeria Calcaterra and
- Gloria Pelizzo
Insufficiency in mesenteric flow is a risk factor for the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Recurrent episodes of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) can lead to gut ischemia, with subsequent reperfusion injury. We present a term infant...