High-rate atrial pacing as an innovative bridging therapy in a neonate with congenital long QT syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 812-817

  Tanel, Ronn E ^a,b   Triedman, John K ^a,b   Walsh, Edward P ^a,b   Epstein, Michael R ^a,b   Delucca, Janet M ^a,b   Mayer Jr , John E ^a,b   Fishberger, Steven B ^c   Saul, J Philip ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Cardiac pacing; Long QT syndrome; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030811791     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00840.x     Document Type: Article

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