Heterogeneity of anterograde fast-pathway and retrograde slow-pathway conduction patterns in patients with the fast-slow form of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: Electrophysiologic and electrocardiographic considerations

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1731-1740

  Nawata, Hiroko ^a   Yamamoto, Naohito ^a   Hirao, Kenzo ^a   Miyasaka, Nobuyuki ^a   Kawara, Tokuhiro ^a   Hiejima, Kazumasa ^a   Harada, Tomoo ^b   Suzuki, Fumio ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Toyoko Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032533625     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00433-1     Document Type: Article

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