Use of an implantable loop recorder in the evaluation of children with congenital heart disease

American heart journal

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 366-372

  Sanatani, Shubhayan ^a   Peirone, Alejandro ^a   Chiu, Christine ^a   Human, Derek G ^b   Gross, Gil J ^a   Hamilton, Robert M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Children's and Women's Hospitals   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNCOPE;

CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0036483862     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.120157     Document Type: Article

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