Magnetocardiography in the diagnosis of fetal arrhythmia

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1200-1208

  Van Leeuwen, P ^a   Halier, B ^b   Bader, W ^c   Geissler, J ^b   Trowitzsch, E ^c   Gronemeyer D H W ^c  

^a Research and Development Centre for Microtherapy (EFMT)   (Germany)

^b Department of Internal Medicine ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; BRADYCARDIA; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART SINOATRIAL BLOCK; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0032750619     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08149.x     Document Type: Article

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