Incessant supraventricular tachycardia with constant 1:2 atrioventricular ratio: A longitudinally dissociated atrioventricular node?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 316-319

  Kirchhof, Paulus ^a   Loh, Peter ^a   Ribbing, Michael ^a   Wasmer, Kristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dual anterograde atrioventricular nodal conduction

Indexed keywords

ORCIPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HIS BUNDLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; P WAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0037361394     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.02378.x     Document Type: Article

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