Comprehensive rhythm evaluation in a large contemporary Fontan population

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 833-841

  Bossers, Sjoerd S M ^a,b   Duppen, Nienke ^a,b   Kapusta, Livia ^c,d   Maan, Arie C ^e   Duim, Anouk R ^a   Bogers, Ad J J C ^b   Hazekamp, Mark G ^e   van Iperen, Gabrielle ^f   Helbing, Willem A ^a,b   Blom, Nico A ^e,g  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^g ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Congenital heart disease; Fontan; Long term outcome; Rhythm; Total cavopulmonary connection

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BISOPROLOL; DIGOXIN; METOPROLOL; SOTALOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BAFFLE INTRAATRIAL LATERAL TUNNEL TECHNIQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVERSION; CAVOPULMONARY CONNECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXTRACARDIAC CONDUIT TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; GLENN SHUNT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE BIGEMINY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC INTRAATRIAL LATERAL TUNNEL TECHNIQUE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS NODE DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AMBULATORY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC MUSCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

EID: 84958630171     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu548     Document Type: Article

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