Severe Sinus Bradycardia in a Patient with Rett Syndrome: A New Cause for a Pause?

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-55

  Madan, N ^a   Levine, M ^b   Pourmoghadam, K ^a   Sokoloski, M ^a  

^a ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pacemaker; Rett syndrome; Sinus bradycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DYSAUTONOMIA; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; QT PROLONGATION; RETT SYNDROME; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETT SYNDROME;

EID: 0942265407     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-003-0341-6     Document Type: Article

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