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The Response to Adenosine Tells All: What Is the Mechanism?
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  • Shu Hirata,
  • Koichi Nagashima,
  • Yuji Wakamatsu,
  • Ryuta Watanabe,
  • Moyuru Hirata,
  • Sawada Masanaru,
  • Yasuo Okumura
Shu Hirata
Nihon Daigaku Igakubu Fuzoku Itabashi Byoin Junkanki Naika
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Koichi Nagashima
Nihon Daigaku Igakubu Fuzoku Itabashi Byoin Junkanki Naika

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Yuji Wakamatsu
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Ryuta Watanabe
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Moyuru Hirata
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Sawada Masanaru
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Yasuo Okumura
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Abstract

CASE PRESENTATION A 19-year-old man was referred to our hospital for the ablation of a narrow QRS complex tachycardia (Figure 1A). The tachycardia was terminated by 10 mg of adenosine-triphosphate (ATP) (Figure 1B). The electrocardiogram during sinus rhythm is also shown (Figure 1C). What is the mechanism of this wide QRS tachycardia?