Long-term efficacy and safety of radiofrequency ablation in elderly patients with atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia
Author(s) -
Jalila Kihel,
Antoine Da Costa,
Abdel Kihel,
Cécile Romeyer-Bouchard,
Jérôme Thévenin,
Régis Gonthier,
Samuel Bernard,
Karl Isaaz
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eul033
Subject(s) - medicine , tachycardia , ejection fraction , cardiology , refractory (planetary science) , radiofrequency ablation , ablation , catheter ablation , population , heart failure , physics , environmental health , astrobiology
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, risks, safety, and follow-up of radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVRNT) in patients (pts) > or = 75 years old (n=42) (GpI) compared with pts younger than 75 years (n=234) (GpII).
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