Management of ventricular arrhythmias in adults with congenital heart disease

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 76-80

  Fishberger, Steven ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMAN; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 0036134044     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: 15343170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-002-0130-5     Document Type: Article

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