Dilated cardiomyopathy in children with ventricular preexcitation: the location of the accessory pathway is predictive of this association

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-154

  Udink ten Cate, Floris E A ^a   Kruessell, Markus A ^a   Wagner, Kerstin ^b   Trieschmann, Uwe ^a   Emmel, Mathias ^a   Brockmeier, Konrad ^a   Sreeram, Narayanswami ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Catheter ablation; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Dyssynchrony; Fasciculoventricular fiber; Wolf Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; PROPAFENONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CRYOABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART PREEXCITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; VENTRICULAR PREEXCITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76349103962     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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