Optimal administration dosage of magnesium sulfate for torsades de pointes in children with long QT syndrome

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 497S-500S

  Hoshino, Kenji ^a   Ogawa, Kiyoshi ^a   Hishitani, Takashi ^a   Isobe, Takeshi ^b   Eto, Yoshikatsu ^c  

^a SAITAMA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b Ibaraki Children's Hospital   (Japan)

^c JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Long QT syndrome; Magnesium; Torsades de pointes

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MALE; TORSADES DE POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16644400749     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2004.10719388     Document Type: Article

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