Irregular peak-to-peak intervals between ascending aortic flows during fetal ventricular tachycardia in long QT syndrome

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-120

  Takahashi, K ^a   Shiraishi, H ^a   Ohkuchi, A ^a   Matsubara, S ^a   Kuwata, T ^a   Yada, Y ^a   Izumi, A ^a   Suzuki, M ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA FLOW; ASCENDING AORTA; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PREGNANCY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 58149498714     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.6263     Document Type: Letter

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