Supraventricular tachycardia in infants, children and adolescents: Diagnosis, and pharmacological and interventional therapy

Paediatric Drugs

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-181

  Paul, Thomas ^a,b   Bertram, Harald ^a   Bökenkamp, Regina ^a   Hausdorf, Gerd ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0034118804     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00128072-200002030-00002     Document Type: Review

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