Ventriculo-atrial time interval measured on M mode echocardiography: A determining element in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of fetal supraventricular tachycardia

Heart

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 582-587

  Jaeggi, E ^a   Fouron, J C ^a   Fournier, A ^a   Van Doesburg, N ^a   Drblik, S P ^a   Proulx, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digoxin; Fetus; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventriculo atrial interval

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FETUS; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROPS; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031837660     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.79.6.582     Document Type: Article

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