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Syncope and Supraventricular Tachycardia
Author(s) -
Volker Kühlkamp,
Ralph Bosch,
Christian Mewis
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/hc4501.098015
Subject(s) - medicine , supraventricular tachycardia , tachycardia , heart rate , cardiology , sinus tachycardia , blood pressure , sinus rhythm , anesthesia , atrial fibrillation
A 41-year-old man was referred for electrophysiological evaluation after recurrent syncope that occurred frequently during vigorous exercise. The patient had a complete, normal cardiological work up, including a resting ECG, an exercise stress test, and an echocardiogram. He reported that just before loss of consciousness, his heart was beating very fast. An electrophysiological study was performed (Figure), and typical atrioventricular …

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