Distinction between atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia and atrioventricular node re-entrant tachycardia in the adult population based on P wave location; should we reconsider the value of some ECG criteria according to gender and age?

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-64

  Maury, P ^a   Zimmermann, M ^a   Metzger, J ^b  

^a LA TOUR HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age; Atrioventricular node re entrant tachycardia; Atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia; Gender; Retrograde atrioventricular conduction; Retrograde P wave

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR RECIPROCATING TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PREEXCITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; P WAVE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL;

EID: 0037253111     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0280     Document Type: Article

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