Fetal brady- and tachyarrhythmias: New and accepted diagnostic and treatment methods

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 504-514

  Jaeggi, Edgar T ^a   Nii, Masaki ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial flutter; Complete AV block; Diagnosis; Fetal; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; SOTALOL;

BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 27644442324     PISSN: 1744165X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.siny.2005.08.003     Document Type: Review

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