Prevention of cardiac arrhythmias in pediatric patients with normotensive-hypokalemic tubulopathy. Current attitude among European pediatricians

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 729-730

  Cortesi, Cinzia ^a,b   Foglia, Pietro E G ^a,b   Bettinelli, Alberto ^b,c   Bianchetti, Mario G ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SAN GIOVANNI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bartter disease; Hypokalemia; Hypomagnesemia; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CISAPRIDE; MACROLIDE; MAGNESIUM SALT; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM SALT; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BARTTER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEPHROLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POTASSIUM DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; VOMITING;

ARRHYTHMIA; BARTTER SYNDROME; CHILD; EUROPE; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 0041630663     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-003-1222-1     Document Type: Article

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