Tachycardia with VA dissociation: An unusual tachycardia mechanism

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 663-665

  Gula, Lorne J ^a   Posan, Emoke ^a   Skanes, Allan C ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a   Klein, George J ^a  

^a LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 20444363445     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.50069.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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