Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia in a newborn: Immediate response to lidocaine

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 706-707

  Allen, Nicholas M ^a   Azam, Muhammad ^a   Dunne, Kevin P ^a   Walsh, Kevin P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NOTE; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIDOCAINE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 80051580031     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-011-9947-2     Document Type: Note

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