Early history of the pre-excitation syndrome

Europace

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-33

  Hanon, Sam ^a   Shapiro, Michael ^a   Schweitzer, Paul ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory connections; Early history; Pre excitation syndrome; WPW syndrome

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PRE-EXCITATION SYNDROMES;

EID: 12544252336     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.09.005     Document Type: Review

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