Differential diagnosis and management of the fetus and newborn with an irregular or abnormal heart rate

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1033-1050

  Larmay, Heather J ^a   Strasburger, Janette F ^a,b,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

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

^c Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; MEXILETINE; PROPRANOLOL; SALBUTAMOL; SOTALOL; TERBUTALINE;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DEFIBRILLATION; DEVICE INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS MONITORING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MORTALITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242696315     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2004.03.013     Document Type: Review

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