Role of amiodarone in the treatment of fetal supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and hydrops fetalis

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 454-456

  Khositseth, A ^a   Ramin, K D ^a   O'Leary, P W ^a   Porter, C J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Fetal supraventricular tachyarrhythmias; Hydrops fetalis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; DEETHYLAMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HYDROPS; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RASH; SINUS RHYTHM; SLEEP DISORDER; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDROPS FETALIS; PREGNANCY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0042522714     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-002-0337-7     Document Type: Article

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