Electrocardiogram during tachycardia in patients with anterograde conduction over a Mahaim fiber: Old criteria revisited

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 406-413

  Sternick, Eduardo Back ^a,e   Cruz, Fernando E S ^b   Timmermans, Carl ^d   Sosa, Eduardo A ^c   Rodriguez, Luz Maria ^d   Gerken, Luiz M ^a   Fagundes, Márcio L ^b   Scanavacca, Maurício I ^b   Wellens, Hein J J ^d  

^a BIOCOR INSTITUTO   (Brazil)

^b National Cardiology of Laranjeiras   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antidromic tachycardia; Atriofascicular pathway; Atrioventricular accessory pathway with decremental conduction; Electrocardiogram; Mahaim fiber

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART PREEXCITATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRE-EXCITATION, MAHAIM-TYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 7744231698     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

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