Amiodarone-induced 2 to 1 atrioventricular block in association with prolongation of the QT interval

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-307

  McMahon, Colin J ^a   Laird, William P ^a   Fenrich, Arnold L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular conduction; Drug treatment; Electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ISOPRENALINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLALOCK TAUSSIG ANASTOMOSIS; BOLUS INJECTION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY VEIN; QT PROLONGATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN LIGATION;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 27744592787     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951103000593     Document Type: Article

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