Transient complete atrioventricular block provoked by ventricular pacing in a patient with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-190

  Sasano, Tetsuo ^a   Okishige, Kaoru ^a   Azegami, Koji ^a   Ohira, Hiroshi ^a   Yamashita, Katsuhiro ^a   Satake, Shutarou ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY MINATO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Fatigue phenomenon; His Purkinje conduction system

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER;

EID: 0032937437     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(99)90098-5     Document Type: Article

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