Evaluation of the Elusive Delta Wave in Intermittent Pre-excitation

Perneet Powar1, John Evans1

  • 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Highland Hospital, Oakland, California, USA.

JACC. Case Reports
|July 30, 2026
PubMed
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