Prenatal diagnosis of fetal arrhythmias

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 891-912

  Strasburger, Janette F ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MS 713 ^*  (United States)

^c Radiology Associates of the Fox Valley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; PROCAINAMIDE; SOTALOL; TERBUTALINE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MATURITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART DEATH; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAGNETOCARDIOGRAPHY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RASH; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; T WAVE; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THYROID DISEASE; TORSADE DES POINTES; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETAL DISEASES; FETAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 28444432356     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2005.09.011     Document Type: Review

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