Combined Evaluation of Bedside Clinical Variables and the Electrocardiogram for the Differential Diagnosis of Paroxysmal Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardias in Patients Without Pre-Excitation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 2353-2358

  González Torrecilla, Esteban ^a   Almendral, Jesús ^a   Arenal, Angel ^a   Atienza, Felipe ^a   Atea, Leonardo F ^a   del Castillo, Silvia ^a   Fernández Avilés, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

clinics; diagnosis; electrocardiogram; supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART PREEXCITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; ONSET AGE; ORTHODROMIC RECIPROCATING TACHYCARDIA; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949133101     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.059     Document Type: Article

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