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Cardiovascular Medicine

A Rational Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Narrow QRS Complex Tachycardias

This month, Greg Pepper, M.D., and Ann Dougherty, M.D., discuss

CME credit is no longer available for this conference.

Course Authors

Greg Pepper, M.D., and Ann Dougherty, M.D.

Dr. Dougherty is Associate Professor of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Dr. Greg Pepper is an Electrophysiology fellow at UT.

Drs. Pepper and Dougherty report no commercial conflict of interest.

This activity is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer.

Release Date: 10/02/2001

 
Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:

  • Describe the mechanisms of the most common narrow QRS complex tachycardias

  • Discuss the distinguishing electrocardiographic features of the narrow QRS complex tachycardias

  • Discuss current treatments of the narrow QRS complex tachycardias.

 

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