Congenital junctional ectopic tachycardia: Presentation and outcome

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 143-147

  Sarubbi, Berardo ^a,b   Vergara, Pasquale ^a   D'Alto, Michele ^a   Calabrò, Raffaele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; AMIODARONE; AMRINONE; DIGOXIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; ENCAINIDE; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE; MAGNESIUM; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYTOIN; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATAXIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY STUDY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; P WAVE; REVIEW; RR INTERVAL; SHOCK; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242688701     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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