Prenatal diagnosis and treatment of fetal long QT syndrome: A case report

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2002, Pages 1209-1212

  Chang, Ing Kuang ^a   Shyu, Ming Kwang ^a   Lee, Chien Nan ^a   Kau, Miau Ling ^a   Ko, Yu Hsueh ^a   Chow, Song Nan ^a   Hsieh, Fon Jou ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Long QT syndrome; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal treatment; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE; LIDOCAINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; PROPANOL;

ARTICLE; ASCITES; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SCROTUM DISORDER;

ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEART BLOCK; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIDOCAINE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; NICORANDIL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROPRANOLOL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

DIGITALIS;

EID: 0036936530     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.475     Document Type: Article

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