Transoesophaqeal electrophysiological study: A simple method of investigation of unexplained malaises in elderly patients;Etude electrophysiologique par voie transoesophagienne, moyen simple d'investigation de malaises inexpliques, chez des sujets ages

Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-144

  Brembilla Perrot, B ^b   Claudon, O ^b   Houriez, P ^b   Preiss, J P ^b   Bangratz, S ^b   Michel, F ^b   Holban, I ^b   Scridon, T ^b   Nippert, M ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS ARREST; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0033956117     PISSN: 00039683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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