Respiratory syncytial virus and complete heart block in a child

Cardiology in the Young

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-104

  Menahem, Samuel ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Child; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953615692     PISSN: 10479511     EISSN: 14671107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951109990102     Document Type: Article

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