Abnormal systemic venous Doppler flow patterns in atrial tachycardia in infants

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 640-643

  Strasburger, Janette F ^a   Duffy, C Elise ^a   Gidding, Samuel S ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HYDROPS; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TRICUSPID VALVE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0030885109     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00440-2     Document Type: Article

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