Transplacental digoxin treatment for fetal supraventricular arrhythmias: Insights from Chinese fetuses.

Chin Med J (Engl)

Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children of MOE, Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.

Published: June 2025


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