Approach to wide complex tachycardias in patients without structural heart disease

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 704-711

  Eckardt, L ^a   Breithardt, G ^a   Kirchhof, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 33646233443     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.063792     Document Type: Review

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