Reproducibility of transesophageal pacing in patients with Wolff- Parkinson-White syndrome

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11 II, 1996, Pages 1951-1957

  Fenici, Riccardo ^a   Ruggieri, Maria Pia ^a   Di Lillo, Mariangela ^a   Fenici, Peter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

autonomic tone; transesophageal pacing; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0029999523     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03260.x     Document Type: Article

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