Sudden death due to ventricular fibrillation. A case of Brugada syndrome?;Muerte súbita por fibrilación ventricular recuperada: ¿síndrome de Brugada?

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 814-821

  Asenjo, René ^a,c   Madariaga, Ricardo ^a   Morris, Raimundo ^a   Montagna, Rodrigo ^a   Núñez, Julio ^a   Ortiz, Mario ^a   Morales, Patricia ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DEL SALVADOR   (Chile)

^b Enfermera Universitaria

^c NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arrythmia; Resuscitation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNDROME;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0032128708     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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