"V-H-A pattern" as a criterion for the differential diagnosis of atypical AV nodal reentrant tachycardia from AV reciprocating tachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 667-674

  Owada, Shingen ^a   Iwasa, Atsushi ^a   Sasaki, Shingo ^a   Higuma, Takumi ^a   Kimura, Masaomi ^a   Kobayashi, Takao ^a   Ashikaga, Keiichi ^a   Okumura, Ken ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atypical atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; His potential; Ventricular extrastimulation; Ventriculoatrial conduction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR RECIPROCATING TACHYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; MALE; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BUNDLE OF HIS; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL;

EID: 22244469810     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2005.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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