Wide complex tachycardia with atrioventricular dissociation and QRS morphology identical to that of sinus rhythm: A manifestation of bundle branch reentry

Heart

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 541-547

  Oreto, Giuseppe ^a   Smeets, Joep L R M ^a   Rodriguez, Luz Maria ^a   Timmermans, Carl ^a   Wellens, Hein J J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

bundle branch reentry; ventricular tachycardia; wide QRS complex tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0030463097     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.76.6.541     Document Type: Article

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