Problems of therapy of fetal life-threatening dysrhythmias;Therapeutische optionen bei fetaler tachyarrhythmie. Ubersicht

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 148, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 666-672

  Nagel, B H P ^a   Neudorf, U ^a   Hanssler, L ^a   Kuhn, U ^a   Schmaltz, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic drug therapy; Electrophysiology; Fetal tachyarrhythmia; Non immune hydrops fetalis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE;

CARDIOVERSION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HYDROPS; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MATERNAL TREATMENT; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0033931814     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001120050614     Document Type: Review

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