Wide QRS complex tachycardia: An old and new problem;Tachicardia a QRS larghi: Un problema antico e nuovo

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 580-595

  Oreto, Giuseppe ^a   Luzza, Francesco ^a   Satullo, Gaetano ^b   Donato, Antonino ^b   Carbone, Vincenzo ^a   Calabrò, Maria Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Papardo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Preexcitation; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; P WAVE; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

DECISION TREES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 70350090903     PISSN: 18276806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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