Long QT Syndrome in Children in the Era of Implantable Defibrillators

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1335-1340

  Etheridge, Susan P ^a   Sanatani, Shubhayan ^b   Cohen, Mitchell I ^c   Albaro, Cecilia A ^a   Saarel, Elizabeth V ^a   Bradley, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NADOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ARIZONA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; KCNQ1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MUTATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UTAH;

EID: 34548837174     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.05.042     Document Type: Article

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