Gender differences in the clinical characteristics and atrioventricular nodal conduction properties in patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1114-1119

  Suenari, Kazuyoshi ^a   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^a,b   Tai, Ching Tai ^a,b   Chiang, Chern En ^a,b   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Ta Chuan, Tuan ^a,b   Lee, Pi Chang ^a,b   Tung, Nguyen Huu ^a   Huang, Shih Yu ^a   Wu, Tsu Juey ^a,b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

age; atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; autonomic nervous system; catheter ablation; gender

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ISOPRENALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TAIWAN;

EID: 78649265120     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01779.x     Document Type: Article

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