Supraventricular escape rhythms during transient episodes of bradycardia in preterm infants

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 626-631

  Andriessen, Peter ^a   Koolen, André M P ^a   Bastin, Frank H ^b   Lafeber, Harrie N ^c   Meijler, Frits L ^d  

^a ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Bradycardia; Infant; Premature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT WELFARE; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; REFERENCE VALUE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; TIME;

ANOXEMIA; ATRIAL PREMATURE COMPLEXES; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035523691     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1047951101000981     Document Type: Article

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