Late sinus and atrial tachycardia after pediatric heart transplantation might predict poor outcome

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-649

  Kappelle, R Peter Vande ^a   Gambetta, Katheryn ^b   Deal, Barbara J ^b   Backer, Carl L ^b   Sullivan, Christine L ^c   Pahl, Elfriede ^b  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Children's Memorial Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Heart transplant; Pediatric; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GRAFT REJECTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PR INTERVAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTOR; TACHYCARDIA; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

EID: 77955096100     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9662-4     Document Type: Article

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