Brugada syndrome. A juvenile forecasted sudden death.;La sindrome di Brugada. Una morte giovanile improvvisa preannunciata

Minerva Medica

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 359-364

  Cau, C ^a,b  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Death, sudden cardiac; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DEFIBRILLATOR; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0033367215     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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