A multi-institutional analysis of inpatient treatment for supraventricular tachycardia in newborns and infants

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 408-414

  Seslar, Stephen P ^a   Garrison, Michelle M ^a   Larison, Cindy ^a   Salerno, Jack C ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmia agents; Drug therapy; Infants; Inpatient; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ATENOLOL; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; ESMOLOL; FLECAINIDE; METOPROLOL; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879504635     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0474-6     Document Type: Article

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