title: Wide Complex Tachycardia - Ventricular Tachycardia or Not Ventricular Tachycardia, That Remains the Question.
abstract: Arriving at the correct diagnosis in cases of wide complex tachycardia remains problematic for many clinicians. In this paper, we review the historical development of criteria used to differentiate among the major diagnostic possibilities and compare the strengths and weaknesses of various differentiating algorithms.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: B Garner
authors.affiliation: Professor of Medicine and Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Training Program, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana, US.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: M Miller
keywords: Ventricular tachycardia; aberration; supraventricular tachycardia; wide complex tachycardia
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