Reversible symptomatic dilated cardiomyopathy in older children and young adolescents due to primary non-sinus supraventricular tachyarrhythmias

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 274-279

  Horenstein, M S ^a   Saarel, E ^b   Dick II, M ^b   Karpawich, P P ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Pediatrics; Radiofrequency ablation; Tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; ENALAPRIL; SOTALOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS NODE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0042745449     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-002-0274-5     Document Type: Article

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