ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC AND VECTORCARDIOGRAPHIC DETECTION OF HEART DISEASE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRE-EXCITATION SYNDROME (WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME)
Authors: G E BURCH, N P DEPASQUALE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 March 1961ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC AND VECTORCARDIOGRAPHIC DETECTION OF HEART DISEASE IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PRE-EXCITATION SYNDROME (WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME)GEORGE E. BURCH, M.D., N. P. DEPASQUALE, M.D.GEORGE E. BURCH, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, N. P. DEPASQUALE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-3-387 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is well known that the electrocardiographic diagnosis of myocardial disease, particularly of myocardial infarction, in the presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB) is difficult. However, it has been shown recently that the spatial vectorcardiogram (sVCG) can be useful in the diagnosis of myocardial disease in the presence of LBBB.1, 2Many investigators have considered the electrocardiographic diagnosis of myocardial disease difficult in the presence of the pre-excitation syndrome (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome) for essentially the same reasons as in LBBB.3, 4, 5Because of the diagnostic possibilities of the sVCG in LBBB, it was decided to investigate the value of...Bibliography1. BurchDePasquale GENP: The spatial vectorcardiogram and ventricular gradient in left bundle branch block with autopsy studies. Moscow, 1959. Published in special issue by Academy of Medical Sciences, U.S.S.R., honoring Prof. Alexandre Mjasnikov. Google Scholar2. DePasqualeBurch NPGE: The spatial vectorcardiogram in left bundle branch block and myocardial infarction with autopsy studies. Amer. J. Med. 29: 633, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New Orleans, La.*Received for publication Sept. 19, 1960.From the Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, and the Charity Hospital of Louisiana in New Orleans.†This work was supported by grants from the U. S. Public Health Service and the Thibodeaux Research Foundation.Requests for reprints should be addressed to George E. Burch, M.D., Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Ave., New Orleans 12, Louisiana. 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