Recurrent ventricular fibrillation during a febrile illness in a patient with the brugada syndrome;Fibrilación ventricular recurrente durante un proceso febril en un paciente con síndrome de brugada

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 755-757

  Rebollo, José M González ^a   Madrid, Antonio Hernández ^b   Garcia, ángel ^a   De Castro, Ana García ^b   Mejías, ángeles ^a   Moro, Concepción ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b Profesores del Departamento de Medicina   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Defibrillator; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME;

ADULT; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0034184889     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(00)75151-7     Document Type: Article

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