Rapid and full recovery after life-threatening complete atrioventricular block: An isolated feature of myocarditis?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 410-411

  Heitink Pollé, Katja M J ^a   Rammeloo, Lukas ^a   Hruda, Jaroslav ^a   Plötz, Frans B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MYOCARDITIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS RHYTHM;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS; PROGNOSIS; SYNCOPE; TROPONIN T;

EID: 3142768455     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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