History of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 152-156

  Scheinman, Melvin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory pathways; Cardiac electrosurgery; Catheter ablation; Historical review; Preexcitation; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

CARDIOLOGY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 14844284608     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.09461.x     Document Type: Review

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