Characteristics of New-Onset Ventricular Arrhythmias in Pregnancy

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-53

  Nakagawa, Mikiko ^a   Katou, Sayo ^a   Ichinose, Masashi ^a   Nobe, Seiki ^a   Yonemochi, Hidetoshi ^a   Miyakawa, Isao ^a   Saikawa, Tetsunori ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Pregnancy; QT interval; RVOT; VPC; VT

Indexed keywords

NEUROHORMONE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOLTER MONITORING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QT INTERVAL; RR INTERVAL;

EID: 0842349564     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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