Elecrocardiographic differential diagnosis of tachycardias - Part I: Tachycardias with narrow QRS complex;Elektrokardiographische Differentialdiagnose tachykarder Rhythmusstörungen Teil I: Tachykardien mit schmalem QRS-Komplex

Herz Kreislauf

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 109-117

  Grimm, W ^a   Menz, V ^a   Hoffmann, J ^a   Maisch, B ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

12 lead standard ecg; Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis; Supraventricular tachycardias

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0030003575     PISSN: 00467324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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