Twenty-five years of insights into the mechanisms of supraventricular arrhythmias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1020-1025

  Wellens, Hein J J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abnormal automaticity; Electrocardiogram; Electrophysiologic study; Reentry; Supraventricular tachycardia; Triggered activity

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOLOGY; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART EXCITATION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE; HIS BUNDLE; HISTORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; P WAVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STIMULUS; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOLOGY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0141501212     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03282.x     Document Type: Review

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