The circadian pattern of the development of ventricular fibrillation in patients with Brugada syndrome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 465-470

  Matsuo, K ^a   Kurita, T ^a   Inagaki, M ^a   Kakishita, M ^a   Aihara, N ^a   Shimizu, W ^a   Taguchi, A ^a   Suyama, K ^a   Kamakura, S ^a   Shimomura, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian pattern; Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TIME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0033044699     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1998.1332     Document Type: Article

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