Procainamide for rate control of postsurgical junctional tachycardia

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-128

  Mandapati, R ^a   Byrum, C J ^a   Kavey, R E W ^a   Smith, F C ^a   Kveselis, D A ^a   Hannan, W P ^a   Brandt III, B ^a   Gaum, W E ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defects; Junctional tachycardia; Postoperative period; Procainamide

Indexed keywords

PROCAINAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROCAINAMIDE; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC JUNCTIONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034096695     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002469910018     Document Type: Article

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