Characterization of supraventricular tachycardia in infants: Clinical and instrumental diagnosis

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 729-735

  Vignati, Gabriele ^a   Annoni, G ^a  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecg; Electrophysiologic evaluation; Heart failure; Palpitations; Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; P WAVE; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REMISSION; REVIEW; SINUS NODE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; INFANT; PROGNOSIS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 44349166896     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161208784007752     Document Type: Review

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