Tachyarrhythmia in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
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Section Editor: Rick A. McPheeters, DO Submission history: Submitted March 10, 2016; Revision received April 8, 2016; Accepted April 13, 2016 Electronically published June 16, 2016 Full text available through open access at http://escholarship.org/uc/uciem_westjem DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2016.4.30323 [West J Emerg Med. 2016;17(4):469-470.] University of California, Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Irvine, California
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