Prevalence of arrhythmias among children below 15years of age with congenital heart diseases attending Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Batte, Anthony ^a   Lwabi, Peter ^b   Lubega, Sulaiman ^b   Kiguli, Sarah ^a   Nabatte, Violette ^a   Karamagi, Charles ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b UGANDA HEART INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Congenital heart diseases; Electrocardiography

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; UGANDA; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITAL; INFANT; NEWBORN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTOR; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIGOXIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UGANDA; WATER-ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE;

EID: 84963600277     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-016-0243-1     Document Type: Article

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