Differential effect of adenosine on anterograde and retrograde fast pathway conduction in patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 820-824

  Souza, Joseph J ^a   Zivin, Adam ^a   Flemming, Matthew ^a   Pelosi, Frank ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a   Goyal, Rajiva ^a   Man, K Ching ^a   Strickberger, S Adam ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Fast pathway

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 15444341030     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00121.x     Document Type: Article

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