Amiodarone in a newborn with ventricular tachycardia and an intracardiac tumor: Adjusting the dose according to an individualized dosing regimen

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 112-114

  Bouillon, T ^a   Schiffmann, H ^a   Bartmus, D ^a   Gundert Remy, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Computer assisted dose finding; Intracardiac tumor; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART TUMOR; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

EID: 0029995333     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02505094     Document Type: Article

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