Clinical spectrum and prognostic factors of pediatric ventricular tachycardia

Circulation Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1951-1958

  Song, Mi Kyoung ^a   Baek, Jae Suk ^a   Kwon, Bo Sang ^a   Kim, Gi Beom ^a   Bae, Eun Jung ^a   Noh, Chung Il ^a   Choi, Jung Yun ^a  

^a Seoul National University Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Myocarditis; Pediatrics; Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA); Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956113217     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-10-0264     Document Type: Article

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