Brugada syndrome characterized by the appearance of J waves

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 405-406

  Daimon, Masao ^a,b   Inagaki, Masayuki ^a   Morooka, Shigeru ^a   Fukuzawa, Shigeru ^a   Sugioka, Juji ^a   Kushida, Shunichi ^a   Tateno, Kaoru ^a   Ozawa, Shun ^a  

^a Funabashi Municipal Medical Center   (Japan)

^b Funabashi Municipal Medical Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Current Ito; Idiopathic VF; J wave

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPICARDIUM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; REFRACTORY PERIOD; ST SEGMENT;

EID: 0034019193     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb06770.x     Document Type: Article

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