Paroxysmal atrioventricular block in young patients

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 506-512

  Silvetti, M S ^a   Grutter, G ^a   Di Ciommo, V ^a   Drago, F ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiac pacing; Heart block; Pediatric age; Syncope

Indexed keywords

PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 6044278154     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-004-0647-z     Document Type: Article

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