Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of depolarization and repolarization may complicate implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in Brugada syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 516-521

  Stix, Guenter ^b   Della Bella, Paolo ^a   Carbucicchio, Corrado ^a   Schmidinger, Herwig ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Complications; Defibrillation; Depolarization; Implantable defibrillator; Inappropriate shocks; Repolarization; T wave sensing

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; ORCIPRENALINE;

ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; REPOLARIZATION; STRESS; T WAVE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0034025664     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb00004.x     Document Type: Article

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