Short QT syndrome and arrhythmogenic cardiac diseases in the young: The challenge of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy for children

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 2382-2384

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Biffi, Mauro ^a   Valzania, Cinzia ^a   Bronzetti, Gabriele ^a   Martignani, Cristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUINIDINE;

BODY SIZE; CARDIOVERSION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNDROME;

ARRHYTHMIA; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 33749485078     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl223     Document Type: Editorial

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