Prognostic value of electrophysiologic investigations in Brugada syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1004-1007

  Brugada, Pedro ^a,e   Geelen, Peter ^a   Brugada, Ramon ^b,c   Mont, Lluis ^d   Brugada, Josep ^d  

^a Cardiovasc Res and Teach Inst   (Belgium)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Barcelona ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Electrophysiologic studies; Programmed ventricular stimulation; Right bundle branch block; Sodium channel mutations; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; FLECAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0034852506     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.01004.x     Document Type: Article

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