Arrhythmias and pregnancy

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 317-319

  Kanoupakis, Emmanuel M ^a   Vardas, Panos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmic treatment; Sex related arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; ESTROGEN; GONADOTROPIN; LIDOCAINE; METOPROLOL; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIATHERMY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEOPLASM; PREGNANCY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TERATOGENICITY; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ARRHYTHMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 29144477117     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: 10117970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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