1967-1997: Thirty years of cardiac arrhythmias

European Heart Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 984-989

  Wellens, H J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME; ART; ARTICLE; HISTORY; NETHERLANDS;

ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PORTRAITS;

EID: 0032126304     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1107     Document Type: Review

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