Localization of abnormal pathways in ventricular pre-excitation by echocardiography: Techniques, usefulness and limits;L'ecocardiografia nella localizzazione della via anomala nella pre- eccitazione ventricolare. Tecniche, utilita e limiti

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 730-738

  Mele, Donato ^a   Alboni, Paolo ^a  

^a FE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Doppler tissue imaging; Echocardiography; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART PREEXCITATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; QRS COMPLEX; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0033052941     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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