Effectiveness of Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Elderly Patients With Structural Heart Disease;Resultados de la ablación con catéter de la taquicardia ventricular en pacientes ancianos con cardiopatía estructural

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-160

  Viana Tejedor, Ana ^a   Merino, José L ^a   Pérez Silva, Armando ^a   León, Rocío Cózar ^a   Reviriego, Sara Moreno ^a   Caraballo, Eva Díaz ^a   Peinado, Rafael Peinado ^a   López Sendón, José L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Elderly; Quality of life; Survival; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76749131011     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(10)70033-6     Document Type: Article

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