Isolated neonatal atrial flutter: Clinical features, prognosis and therapy;Flutter atriale neonatale isolato: Clinica, prognosi e terapia

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 365-368

  Drago, Fabrizio ^a   Mazza, Andrea ^b   Garibaldi, Salvatore ^a   Mafrici, Antonella ^a   Santilli, Antonella ^a   Ragonese, Pietro ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Cardioversion; Pediatric cardiology

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031896993     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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