New algorithm using only lead aVR for differential diagnosis of wide QRS complex tachycardia

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-98

  Vereckei, András ^a   Duray, Gábor ^b   Szénási, Gábor ^c   Altemose, Gregory T ^d   Miller, John M ^e  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b National Healthcare Center   (Hungary)

^c EGIS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD   (Hungary)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugada criteria; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia; Wide QRS complex tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREEXCITED TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 37549006716     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.09.020     Document Type: Article

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