The supraventricular tachycardias: Proposal of a diagnostic algorithm for the narrow complex tachycardias

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 247-255

  Buttà, Carmelo ^a   Tuttolomondo, Antonino ^a   Di Raimondo, Domenico ^a   Milio, Glauco ^a   Miceli, Salvatore ^a   Attanzio, Maria Tereza ^a   Giarrusso, Lucia ^a   Licata, Giuseppe ^a   Pinto, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Atrioventricular node; Electrocardiography; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; NARROW COMPLEX TACHYCARDIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ALGORITHMS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 84875672021     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: 18764738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.11.008     Document Type: Review

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