Treatment of arrhythmias during pregnancy

Current Women's Health Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-139

  Wolbrette, Deborah ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDICATION; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STROKE; TERATOGENICITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0038003726     PISSN: 15345874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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