The long QT syndrome with impaired atrioventricular conduction: A malignant variant in infants

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1225-1232

  Gorgels, Anton P M ^a   Al Fadley, Fadel ^a   Zaman, Liaqat ^a   Kantoch, Michal J ^b   Al Halees, Zohair ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impaired atrioventricular conduction; Long QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PHENYTOIN; PROPRANOLOL;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HIS BUNDLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PURKINJE FIBER; QT INTERVAL; TORSADE DES POINTES; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

EID: 0031768311     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00096.x     Document Type: Article

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