Sinus node function in children with congenital complete atrioventricular block

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 844-847

  Beaufort Krol, Gertie C M ^a   Stienstra, Ymkje ^a   Bink Boelkens, Margreet Th E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Complete heart block; Congenital; Pacemakers; Paediatrics; Sinus node

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PACEMAKER; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 34548514830     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum116     Document Type: Article

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