Management of infants with idiopathic dilatation of the right atrium and atrial tachycardia

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-296

  Forbes, K ^a   Kantoch, M J ^a   Divekar, A ^b   Ross, D ^a   Rebeyka, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmia; Idiopathic dilatation of the right atrium; Infant

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HISTOLOGY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INFANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FETAL DISEASES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; RECURRENCE; SOTALOL; TACHYCARDIA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY;

EID: 34250861541     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-006-0012-5     Document Type: Article

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