Noninvasive diagnosis in patients with undocumented tachycardias: Value of the adenosine test to predict AV nodal reentrant tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 916-923

  Tebbenjohanns, Jürgen ^a   Niehaus, Michael ^a   Korte, Thomas ^a   Drexler, Helmut ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenosine; AV node; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0033023119     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb01262.x     Document Type: Article

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