Long-term follow-up of arrhythmias in pediatric orthotopic heart transplant recipients: Incidence and correlation with rejection

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 889-893

  Kertesz, N J ^a   Towbin, J A ^a   Clunie, S ^a   Fenrich, A L ^a   Friedman, R A ^a   Kearney, D L ^a   Dreyer, W J ^a   Price, J F ^a   Radovancevic, B ^b   Denfield, Susan W ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; DIGOXIN; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MEXILETINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; STEROID THERAPY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

EID: 10744226852     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-2498(02)00805-7     Document Type: Article

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