Clinical characteristics and management of paroxysmal junctional tachycardia in the elderly

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 143-148

  Yangni N'Da', O ^a   Brembilla Perrot, B ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Junctional tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 44349100502     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-2136(08)71795-9     Document Type: Article

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