A case of congenital junctional ectopic tachycardia: Prenatal diagnosis and successful radiofrequency catheter ablation in infancy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 254-257

  Bae, Eun Jung ^a   Kang, Soo Jung ^a   Noh, Chung Il ^a   Choi, Jung Yun ^a   Yun, Yong Soo ^a  

^a Seoul National University Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Fetal arrhythmia; Junctional ectopic tachycardia; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; DIGOXIN; ESMOLOL; FLECAINIDE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL JUNCTIONAL ECTOPIC TACHYCARDIA; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETER; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEWBORN; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC JUNCTIONAL;

EID: 15344340316     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.40011.x     Document Type: Article

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