ST segment elevation in the right precordial leads induced with Class IC antiarrhythmic drugs: Insight into the mechanism of Brugada syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-218

  Fujiki, Akira ^a   Usui, Masahiro ^a   Nagasawa, Hidehiko ^a   Mizumaki, Koichi ^a   Hayashi, Hideki ^a   Inoue, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Class IC drugs; ST segment elevation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; FLECAINIDE; PILSICAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; QUINIDINE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033043732     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00662.x     Document Type: Article

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