Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in a child: An often unrecognized diagnosis;La tachycardie ventriculaire catécholergique du jeune enfant: Un diagnostic souvent méconnu

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 524-526

  Massin, M ^a   Leroy, P ^a   Misson, J P ^a   Lepage, P ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Regional de La Citadelle   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Child; Sudden death; Syncope; Torsade de pointe; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STRESS; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0041667809     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(03)00150-7     Document Type: Article

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