Malignant Arrhythmias Secondary to a Cardiac Fibroma Requiring Transplantation in a Teenager

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 639-641

  Sharma, Kapil ^a   Rohlicek, Charles ^a   Cecere, Renzo ^a   Tchervenkov, Christo I ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART TUMOR; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; FIBROMA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249337359     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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