Electrophysiological properties of the atrioventricular node and ageing: Evidence of a lower incidence of dual nodal pathways in the elderly

Europace

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 216-220

  D'Este, Daniele ^a,b   Bertaglia, Emanuele ^a   Zanocco, Albino ^a   Reimers, Bernhard ^a   Pascotto, Pietro ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^b Policlinico di Bari   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Atrioventricular nodal re entrant tachycardia; Atrioventricular node

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART STIMULATION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SYNCOPE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 0034937335     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2001.0175     Document Type: Article

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