Impact of early and standardized treatment with amiodarone on therapeutic success and outcome in pediatric patients with postoperative tachyarrhythmia

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1215-1222

  Haas, Nikolaus A ^a,b   Camphausen, Christoph K ^a,c  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 56249088244     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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