Differentiating atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia from junctional tachycardia: Novel application of the delta H-A interval

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Srivathsan, Komandoor ^b   Gami, Apoor S ^a   Barrett, Renee ^a   Monahan, Kristi ^a   Packer, Douglas L ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b College of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Delta H A interval; Junctional tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELTA H A INTERVAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC JUNCTIONAL;

EID: 37548999053     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00961.x     Document Type: Article

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