Rate-related changes in QRS morphology in patients with fixed bundle branch block: Implications for differential diagnosis of wide QRS complex tachycardia

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2351-2358

  Datino, Tomás ^a   Almendral, Jesús ^a   González Torrecilla, Esteban ^a   Atienza, Felipe ^a   García Fernández, Francisco J ^a   Arenal, Ángel ^a   Atea, Leonardo ^a   Fernández Avilés, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bundle branch block; Diagnosis; Electrocardiography; Tachycardia; Wide QRS complex tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 53249121591     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn340     Document Type: Article

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