The spectrum of long-term electrophysiologic abnormalities in patients with univentricular hearts

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 310-317

  Collins, Kathryn K ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Atrial Flutter; Cardioverter Defibrillator; Fontan; Pacemaker; Sinus Node Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIAC DYSYNCHRONY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE COURSE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY EFFECT;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; SINOATRIAL NODE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70149119206     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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