Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 73-79 , January 2003

Atypical atrioventricular Wenckebach periodicity caused by conduction through triple atrioventricular junctional pathway as a probable mechanism

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☆ Reprint requests: Takakazu Katoh, MD, Katoh Cardiovascular Clinic, Taishogun 3-Chome 8-16, Ohtsu 520-2145, Japan.

PII: S0022-0736(02)30451-5

doi: 10.1054/jelc.2003.036073

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 73-79 , January 2003

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