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Secondary r' wave in V(1) as a sign of left-sided antegrade accessory pathway conduction
Hoong Sern Lim1, Dennis Kuchar, Rajesh Subbiah
1University of Birmingham, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. hsern@doctors.net.uk
Abstract:
A secondary r' wave in V(1) on surface electrocardiogram (ECG) has been described in association with left ventricular preexcitation via an accessory pathway. We present a case that demonstrates the mechanism for this ECG observation.
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