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The Value of the Electrocardiogram in Diagnosing Site of Origin and Mechanism of Supraventricular Tachycardia

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What’s New in Electrocardiography

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Developments in the field of clinical cardiac electrophysiology during the past decade have made it possible to determine the site of origin and frequently the mechanism of most supraventricular tachycardias [1–11]. The use of these invasive techniques gives us the opportunity to manage supraventricular tachycardia more specifically according to their type [5, 12–18]. It is therefore of more than academic interest to identify the origin and, if possible, the mechanism of supraventricular tachycardias. The performance of the above-mentioned electrophysiologic studies has fortunately resulted in the identification of new electrocardiographic clues which have enriched the diagnostic potential of the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) [4–8, 11, 16, 19–21]. The purpose of this chapter is to review the current value of the 12-lead ECG in the determination of the site of origin and mechanism of supraventricular tachycardia.

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  1. Department of Cardiology Annadal Hospital, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    H. J. J. Wellens

  2. School of Medicine Division of Cardiology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

    H. E. Kulbertus

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Farré, J., Wellens, H.J.J. (1981). The Value of the Electrocardiogram in Diagnosing Site of Origin and Mechanism of Supraventricular Tachycardia. In: Wellens, H.J.J., Kulbertus, H.E. (eds) What’s New in Electrocardiography. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8239-0_9

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