Recent developments in the etiology, evaluation, and management of the child with palpitations

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 470-475

  Nehgme, Rodrigo ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DISOPYRAMIDE; ESMOLOL; FLECAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

CATHETER ABLATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPLICATION; DEVELOPMENT; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0031718757     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199810000-00003     Document Type: Review

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