The Wenckebach Phenomenon.
Curr Cardiol Rev
; 17(1): 10-16, 2021.
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| ID: mdl-32682381
ABSTRACT
Medicine has many great pioneers, and in 1899, one such pioneer - Karel Frederik Wenckebach made a discovery which, even to this day, remains one of the fundamental concepts within electrophysiology. Since the Wenckebach Phenomenon was first described, the field of electrophysiology has developed at a rapid pace, allowing us to observe this behaviour, and its complexities, in many new ways. In a similar way, this chapter will illustrate Wenckebach behaviour across a spectrum of modalities from the 12 lead ECG, through to the intra-cardiac recordings from both electrophysiological studies and implantable cardiac devices. In doing so, we continue to shed light on the phenomenon first identified through Wenckebach's meticulous attention to detail some 120 years ago.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Electrocardiography
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Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Heart Block
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Cardiol Rev
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canada
Publication country:
AE
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EMIRADOS ÁRABES UNIDOS
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EMIRATOS ARABES UNIDOS
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES