Management of fetal tachyarrhythmia based on superior vena cava/aorta Doppler flow recordings

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1211-1216

  Fouron, J C ^a   Fournier, A ^a   Proulx, F ^a   Lamarche, J ^a   Bigras, J L ^a   Boutin, C ^a   Brassard, M ^a   Gamache, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMINE; AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETER; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FETUS; HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECORDING; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0141790774     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1211     Document Type: Article

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