Ventricular tachycardia in nonpostoperative pediatric patients: Role of radiofrequency catheter ablation

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-160

  Laohakunakorn, P ^a   Paul, T ^a   Knick, B ^a   Blaufox, A D ^a   Long, B ^a   Saul, J P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Pediatrics; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; DIGOXIN; ESMOLOL; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; PHENYTOIN; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORNEA DISEASE; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MICROPHTHALMIA; MIDAS SYNDROME; PEDIATRICS; SINUS RHYTHM; SKIN APLASIA; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042244193     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-002-0232-2     Document Type: Article

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