Diagnosis, treatment, observation and outcome of fetal supraventricular tachycardia in a twin pregnancy

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-330

  Schiermeier, Sven ^a,c   Van Leeuwen, Peter ^b   Reinhard, Joscha ^a   Grönemeyer, Dietrich ^b   Hatzmann, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^b Department of Biomagnetism   (Germany)

^c Department of Obstetrics ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmias; Fetal arrhythmias; Fetal heart; Fetal therapy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FENOTEROL; FLECAINIDE; MINPROSTIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2 TROMETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR STAGE 1; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SKIN ELECTRODE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FENOTEROL; FETAL DISEASES; FLECAINIDE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TWINS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 53049087013     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000159778     Document Type: Article

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