Persistent junctional reciprocating tachycardia in the fetus

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-196

  Oudijk, M A ^a,b   Stoutenbeek, P ^a   Sreeram, N ^a   Visser, G H A ^a   Meijboom, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Congestive heart failure; Fetal tachycardia; Persistent junctional reciprocating tachycardia; Sotalol

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HYDROPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PERSISTENT JUNCTIONAL RECIPROCATING TACHYCARDIA; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037349607     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.3.191.196     Document Type: Article

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