Outcome of newborns with asymptomatic monomorphic ventricular arrhythmia

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  De Rosa, G ^a,b   Butera, G ^c   Chessa, M ^c   Pardeo, M ^b   Bria, S ^b   Buonuomo, P S ^b   Zecca, E ^b   Romagnoli, C ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; PROPRANOLOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARRHYTHMIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33750692001     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.092932     Document Type: Article

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