Effects of right bundle branch block on the antidromic circus movement tachycardia in patients with presumed atriofascicular pathways

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 256-260

  Sternick, Eduardo B ^a,e   Rodriguez, Luz Maria ^b   Timmermans, Carl ^b   Sosa, Eduardo ^c   Cruz, Fernando E S ^d   Gerken, Luiz M ^a   Fagundes, Márcio ^d   Scanavacca, Maurício ^c   Wellens, Hein J J ^b  

^a BIOCOR INSTITUTO   (Brazil)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antidromic tachycardia; Atriofascicular pathway; Decrementally conducting long atrioventricular pathways; Mahaim fiber

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 33644782034     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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