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Pacemaker Techniques for Management of Tachycardias Associated with Preexcitation Syndromes

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Cardiac Preexcitation Syndromes

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With the recent explosion in pacemaker technology, there has been increasing interest in the use of pacing techniques for the management of patients with tachycardia involving accessory atrioventricular (AV) connections. In this chapter I will review the theoretical rationale for the use of pacing in these patients, the types of pacemakers that are currently available, and the clinical experience that has accumulated to date.

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  1. Section of Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Mayo Memorial Building, Box 341, 55455, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    David G. Benditt M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  2. Pediatric Cardiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Mayo Memorial Building, Box 94, 55455, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    D. Woodrow Benson Jr. M.D., Ph.D. (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

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Peters, R.W. (1986). Pacemaker Techniques for Management of Tachycardias Associated with Preexcitation Syndromes. In: Benditt, D.G., Benson, D.W. (eds) Cardiac Preexcitation Syndromes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7526-5_23

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