Current management of focal atrial tachycardia in children a multicenter experience

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 664-670

  Kang, Kristopher T ^a   Etheridge, Susan P ^b   Kantoch, Michal J ^c   Tisma Dupanovic, Svjetlana ^d   Bradley, David J ^e   Balaji, Seshadri ^f   Hamilton, Robert M ^g   Singh, Anoop K ^h   Cannon, Bryan C ⁱ   Schaffer, Michael S ^j   Potts, James E ^a   Sanatani, Shubhayan ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^h MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

ⁱ MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^j CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Anti arrhythmia agents; Catheter ablation; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; ESMOLOL; FLECAINIDE; FLECAINIDE PLUS NADOLOL; NADOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABLATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOCAL ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY; TREATMENT DURATION; AGE; CANADA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; REMISSION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; PEDIATRICS;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CANADA; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907898242     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.001423     Document Type: Article

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