Re-entrant supraventricular tachycardia in infancy: Current role of prophylactic digoxin treatment

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-106

  Pfammatter, J P ^a   Stocker, F P ^a  

^a CH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Digoxin; Infants; Supraventricular tachycardia; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0031934703     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050778     Document Type: Article

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