Guideline for invasive electrophysiological diagnosis;Leitlinie invasive elektrophysiologische diagnostik

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 634-651

  Willems, Stephan ^a   Eckardt, Lars ^b   Hoffmann, Ellen ^c   Klemm, Hanno ^a   Pitschner, Heinz Friedrich ^d   Reithmann, Christopher ^e   Tebbenjohanns, Jürgen ^f   Zrenner, Bernhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d KERCKHOFF HEART CENTER   (Germany)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f Medizinische Klinik I   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 34548605916     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0572-2     Document Type: Review

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