Usefulness of ST-segment elevation in lead aVR during tachycardia for determining the mechanism of narrow QRS complex tachycardia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1424-1428

  Ho, Yi Lwun ^a   Lin, Lian Yu ^a   Lin, Jiunn Lee ^a   Chen, Ming Fong ^a   Chen, Wen Jone ^a   Lee, Yuan Teh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR RECIPROCATING TACHYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HIS BUNDLE ELECTROGRAM; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0346366907     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.08.051     Document Type: Article

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