Utility of Exercise Testing in Children and Teenagers With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 411-413

  Sequeira, Ilan Buffo ^a,b   Kirsh, Joel A ^b   Hamilton, Robert M ^b   Russell, Jennifer L ^b   Gross, Gil J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67651100932     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.03.056     Document Type: Article

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