Pediatric use of intravenous amiodarone: Efficacy and safety in critically ill patients from a multicenter protocol

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1246-1250

  Perry, James C ^a,f   Fenrich, Arnold L ^b   Hulse, J Edward ^c   Triedman, John K ^d,e   Friedman, Richard A ^b   Lamberti, John J ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Children's Heart Center   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

^f Children's Heart Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0029913088     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00591-9     Document Type: Article

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