Efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation in treatment of elderly patients with supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and ventricular tachycardia

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 513-515

  Channamsetty, Venu ^a   Aronow, Wilbert S ^a   Sorberra, Carmine ^a   Butt, Abid ^a   Cohen, Martin ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751353926     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mjt.0000209685.06830.86     Document Type: Article

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