Andersen-Tawil syndrome: Management challenges during pregnancy, labor, and delivery

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 987-989

  Subbiah, Rajesh N ^a   Gula, Lorne J ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Long QT syndrome; Potassium channel; Pregnancy; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ANDERSEN SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DELIVERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; KCNJ2 GENE; LABOR; PARALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R218W GENE; SUDDEN DEATH; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; ANDERSEN SYNDROME; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 50449108338     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01216.x     Document Type: Article

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