Short QT syndrome in a pediatric patient

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 846-850

  Villafane, Juan ^a   Young, Ming Lon ^b   Maury, Philippe ^c   Wolpert, Christian ^d   Anttonen, Olli ^e   Hamilton, Robert ^f   Kannankeril, Prince J ^g   Fischbach, Peter S ^h  

^a Children's Heart Specialists   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Channelopathy; Sudden death; Syncope

Indexed keywords

QUINIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECG ABNORMALITY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; QT INTERVAL; SHORT QT SYNDROME; T WAVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 68449098096     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-009-9439-9     Document Type: Article

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