Pre-excitation syndrome secondary to cardiac rhabdomyomas in tuberous sclerosis

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 84-86

  Mas, C ^a   Penny, Dj ^a,c,d   Menahem, S ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Hospital National de Niños   (Costa Rica)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrops fetalis; Pre excitation syndrome; Rhabdomyoma; Supraventricular tachycardia; Tuberous sclerosis

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FETUS HYDROPS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART TUMOR; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOMA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS;

CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRE-EXCITATION SYNDROMES; PREGNANCY; RHABDOMYOMA; TACHYCARDIA; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0033993947     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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