The Brugada syndrome: Clinical, electrophysiologic and genetic aspects

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-15

  Gussak, Ihor ^a,d   Antzelevitch, Charles ^b   Bjerregaard, Preben ^a   Towbin, Jeffrey A ^c   Chaitman, Bernard R ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE; PROCAINAMIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPLASIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT;

EID: 0032930121     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00528-2     Document Type: Article

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