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By correlating information from programmed electrical stimulation of the heart and intracardiac recordings with the 12 lead electrocardiogram we have improved our ability to predict the site of origin of a tachycardia showing a widened QRS complex [1–3]. That information is not only of value for diagnostic and prognostic reasons, but also because new methods of therapy like surgery and fulguration require a more exact localisation of the site of origin of the widened QRS complex.
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Wellens, H.J.J., Brugada, P. (1987). The value of the 12 lead ECG in diagnosing ventricular tachycardia and in localizing its site of origin. In: Aliot, E., Lazzara, R. (eds) Ventricular Tachycardias. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 71. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3323-1_16
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