Coexisting preexcitation syndrome and intermittent heart block presenting as neonatal seizures

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 736-740

  Kanter, Ronald J ^c   Del Rio, Alfredo ^a   Miretti, Carlos ^a   Gonzalez Zuelgaray, Jorge ^b  

^a Sanatorio Parque   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Concealed conduction; Congenital AV block; Intermittent preexcitation linking; Neonatal seizure; Ventricular asystole; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART PREEXCITATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SYNCOPE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0032937409     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00250.x     Document Type: Article

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