Age-related changes in arrhythmias and electrophysiologic properties

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-91

  Brembilla Perrot, Béatrice ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Atrial fibrillation; Heart failure; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; VERTIGO; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0037862047     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023611727947     Document Type: Article

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