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RAPID ATRIAL FIBRILLATION SIMULATING VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN THE WOLFF‐PARKINSON‐WHITE SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Hawkee R. E.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb92446.x
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , atrial fibrillation , tachycardia , supraventricular tachycardia , ventricular tachycardia , cardioversion , accessory pathway , anesthesia , catheter ablation
This case report emphasizes the difficulty in distinguishing ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardia with abnormal conduction, and illustrates the use of direct current cardioversion in the management of arrhythmias complicating the Wolff‐Parkinson‐White syndrome.