The asymptomatic patient with the Wolff-Parkinson-White electrocardiogram

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8 I, 1997, Pages 2082-2086

  Wellens, H J ^a   Rodriguez, L M ^a   Timmermans, C ^a   Smeets, J L ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic patient; Sudden death; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; SUDDEN DEATH; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0030739942     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03633.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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