Atrial flutter in a premature infant with a structurally normal heart

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-114

  Obidi, Emeka ^a   Toubas, Paul ^a   Sharma, Jayendra ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Cardioversion; Central catheter; Patent ductus arteriosus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CATHETER; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS, PATENT; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 33645570418     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050500362164     Document Type: Article

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