Ablative Instincts in a 22-Year-Old Patient with a Delta Wave and Syncope
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What type of accessory pathway is present in this patient and how should it be managed?
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Reichlin, T.; Pavlovic, N.; Sticherling, C.; Schär, B.; Osswald, S.; Kühne, M. Ablative Instincts in a 22-Year-Old Patient with a Delta Wave and Syncope. Cardiovasc. Med. 2014, 17, 153. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00235
Reichlin T, Pavlovic N, Sticherling C, Schär B, Osswald S, Kühne M. Ablative Instincts in a 22-Year-Old Patient with a Delta Wave and Syncope. Cardiovascular Medicine. 2014; 17(5):153. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00235
Chicago/Turabian StyleReichlin, Tobias, Nicola Pavlovic, Christian Sticherling, Beat Schär, Stefan Osswald, and Michael Kühne. 2014. "Ablative Instincts in a 22-Year-Old Patient with a Delta Wave and Syncope" Cardiovascular Medicine 17, no. 5: 153. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00235
APA StyleReichlin, T., Pavlovic, N., Sticherling, C., Schär, B., Osswald, S., & Kühne, M. (2014). Ablative Instincts in a 22-Year-Old Patient with a Delta Wave and Syncope. Cardiovascular Medicine, 17(5), 153. https://doi.org/10.4414/cvm.2014.00235