Fasciculoventricular Pathways: Clinical and Electrophysiologic Characteristics of a Variant of Preexcitation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1057-1063

  Sternick, Eduardo Back ^a   Gerken, Luiz Márcio ^a   Vrandecic, Mário O ^a   Wellens, Hein J J ^b  

^a BIOCOR INSTITUTO   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Fasciculoventricular bypass tract; Mahaim fibers; Variant of preexcitation; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FASCICULOVENTRICULAR PATHWAY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-EXCITATION SYNDROMES; PRE-EXCITATION, MAHAIM-TYPE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0242550641     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03206.x     Document Type: Article

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