Diagnosis and therapy in narrow QRS tachycardia;Diagnostik und therapie von tachykardien mit schmalem QRS-komplex

Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 631-643

  Trappe, H J ^a   Rodriguez, L M ^b   Smeets, J L R M ^b   Weismuller P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

12 lead surface ECG; Narrow QRS complex; Supraventricular tachycardias; Treatment of tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AJMALINE; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; METOPROLOL; PROPAFENONE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVERSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; P WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0033756632     PISSN: 01753851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003900070039     Document Type: Review

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