Clinical Course of Atrial Ectopic Tachycardia Is Age-Dependent: Results and Treatment in Children <3 or ≥3 Years of Age

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 438-444

  Salerno, Jack C ^a,b   Kertesz, Naomi J ^a   Friedman, Richard A ^a   Fenrich Jr , Arnold L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; MORACIZINE; PROCAINAMIDE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC ORGAN; HEART ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842330670     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2003.09.031     Document Type: Article

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