Presentation and outcome of water-related events in children with long QT syndrome

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 704-707

  Albertella, Louise ^a   Crawford, Jackie ^a   Skinner, Jonathan R ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RR INTERVAL; SWIMMING POOL; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; KCNQ1 POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NEAR DROWNING; PROGNOSIS; SWIMMING; SYNCOPE;

EID: 79960560486     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.178152     Document Type: Review

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