Electrophysiologic characteristics and results of radiofrequency catheter ablation in elderly patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-213

  Haghjoo, Majid ^a   Arya, Arash ^a   Heidari, Alireza ^a   Fazelifar, Amir Farjam ^a   Sadr Ameli, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Elderly; Electrophysiology; Slow pathway ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ENERGY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SURGICAL RISK; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847617803     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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