Atrial flutter following placement of an umbilical venous catheter

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 275-277

  Sinha, Anuj ^a,b   Fernandes, Caraciolo J ^b   Kim, Jeffrey J ^b   Fenrich Jr , Arnold L ^b   Enciso, Josephine ^b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardioversion; Newborn

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; UMBILICAL VEIN; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

CATHETERIZATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 23244440936     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870898     Document Type: Article

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