A variant of long QT syndrome manifested as fetal tachycardia and associated with ventricular septal defect

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 386-388

  Wu, M H ^a   Hsieh, F C ^b   Wang, J K ^a   Kau, M L ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fetal tachycardia; Long QT syndrome; Ventricular septal defect

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0032845034     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.3.386     Document Type: Article

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