Sodium channel blockers identify risk for sudden death in patients with ST-segment elevation and right bundle branch block but structurally normal hearts

Circulation

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 510-515

  Brugada, Ramon ^a   Brugada, Josep ^b   Antzelevitch, Charles ^c   Kirsch, Glenn E ^d   Potenza, Domenico ^e   Towbin, Jeffrey A ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^f  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmia agents; Death, sudden; Electrocardiography; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; FLECAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY RISK; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNDROME;

EID: 0034620574     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.101.5.510     Document Type: Article

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