Amiodarone versus procainamide for the acute treatment of recurrent supraventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-140

  Chang, Philip M ^a   Silka, Michael J ^a   Moromisato, David Y ^a   Bar Cohen, Yaniv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmia agents; Congenital heart defects; Pediatrics; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN; ESMOLOL; FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE BIGEMINY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; ACUTE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROCAINAMIDE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951932422     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.901629     Document Type: Article

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