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Hemodynamically stable wide-complex tachycardia in a young patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2015

Sameer Shaikh ,
Teresa Chan ,
Saeed Darvish-Kazem  and
Craig Ainsworth
Sameer Shaikh*
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Teresa Chan
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Saeed Darvish-Kazem
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
Craig Ainsworth
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
*
Correspondence to: Dr. Sameer Shaikh, Department of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, 237 Barton Street East, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2; sameer.shaikh@medportal.ca

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Type
Knowledge to Practice: Diagnostic Challenge
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , May 2015 , pp. 310 - 314
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2015 

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