Dynamic changes of 12-lead electrocardiograms in a patient with Brugada syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 508-512

  Matsuo, Kiyotaka ^a   Shimizu, Wataru ^a   Kurita, Takashi ^a   Inagaki, Masashi ^a   Aihara, Naohiko ^a   Kamakura, Shiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; J wave; RS T segment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; RR INTERVAL; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0031900307     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb01843.x     Document Type: Article

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