Cardiac arrhythmias in congenital heart diseases

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 299-317

  Khairy, Paul ^a   Balaji, Seshadri ^b  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmias; Congenital heart disease; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DEFIBRILLATION; EBSTEIN ANOMALY; ENDOCARDIAL CUSHION DEFECT; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 73449092872     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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