Antiarrhythmic drug therapy in pregnancy and lactation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 4 A, 1998, Pages 58I-62I

  Chow, Theodore ^a   Galvin, Joseph ^a   McGovern, Brian ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; IBUTILIDE FUMARATE; LIDOCAINE; METOPROLOL; MEXILETINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

CARDIOVERSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TERATOGENICITY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0032552040     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00473-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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