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L.R.C. Dekker T.A. Simmers Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Medical Centre

Correspondence to: T.A. Simmers Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Medical Centre, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam E-mail: [email protected]

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Netherlands Heart Journal, Volume 13, Number 7/8, August 2005

An otherwise healthy 24-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of drug refractory spells of palpitations accompanied by dizziness. These symptoms recurred several times a month and were terminated with intravenous adenosine. Figures 1 and 2 show the ECGs during palpitations and during normal conditions, respectively.

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