Electrocardiography in the patient with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Diagnostic and initial therapeutic issues

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 705-714

  Rosner, Mitchell H ^a   Brady Jr , William J ^a,c   Kefer, Michael P ^b   Martin, Marcus L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Electrocardiogram; Preexcitation; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QRS COMPLEX; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0032749425     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90167-5     Document Type: Article

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