Torsade de pointes, acquired complete heart block and inappropriately long QT in childhood

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 683-685

  Gladman, Gordon ^b   Davis, Andrew M ^b   Fogelman, Rami ^b   Hamilton, Robert M ^b   Gow, Robert M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complete heart block; Long QT interval; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 0029740494     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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