Widening spectrum of the J-wave syndromes

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-25

  Littmann, Laszlo ^a   Tenczer, József ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b St Emeritus Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROCAINAMIDE;

ECG ABNORMALITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; J WAVE SYNDROME; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 84855338726     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.07.004     Document Type: Editorial

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