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Case Report

A case of neonatal single twin flecainide toxicity after therapeutic in utero exposure for fetal SVT

Sabiha K. BarotDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Stephen P. SeslarDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Stephen DolgnerDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Suzan S. MazorDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 41-44 | Published online: 18 Dec 2017

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