Diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia from the 12-lead electrocardiogram.
The value of a four-step systematic approach for the analysis of a wide QRS tachycardia is discussed. This approach allows for the differentiation between tachycardia of supraventricular origin and those of ventricular origin.
Wellens
H J
HJ
Department of Cardiology, Academic Hospital of Maastricht, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Brugada
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D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis*