PR/RR interval ratio during rapid atrial pacing: A simple method for confirming the presence of slow AV nodal pathway conduction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-294

  Baker II, James H ^a   Plumb, Vance J ^a   Epstein, Andrew E ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; atrioventricular node; radiofrequency ablation; supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

EID: 0029917015     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00529.x     Document Type: Article

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