Supraventricular Tachycardia

References

Citations

  1. Blomström-Lunqvist C, et al. (2003). ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular arrhythmias—executive summary: a report of the ACC/AHA/ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines. Circulation, 108(15): 1871–1909.

Other Works Consulted

  • Gillis AM, Wyse DG (2003). Supraventricular tachycardia. In J Gray, ed., Therapeutic Choices, 3rd ed., pp. 331–345. Ottawa: Canadian Pharmacists Association.

  • Jayam VKS, Calkins H (2004). Supraventricular tachycardia: AV nodal reentry and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. In V Fuster et al., eds., Hurst's The Heart, 11th ed., pp. 855–873. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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Author: Douglas Dana
Monica Rhodes
Last Updated: February 7, 2007
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Laurence Epstein, MD - Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Stephen Fort, MD, MRCP, FRCPC - Interventional Cardiology

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