Role of adenosine in the diagnosis and treatment of tachyarrhythmias in pediatric patients

Pediatrics International

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 570-577

  Lenk, Mustafa ^a   Çeliker, Alpay ^a   Alehan, Dursun ^a   KoÇak, Gülendam ^a   Özme, Şencan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Diagnosis; Tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DYSPNEA; FLUSHING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

ADENOSINE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, SINOATRIAL NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0030827855     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1997.tb03643.x     Document Type: Review

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