'Localized' right ventricular morphological abnormalities in patients with the Brugada syndrome: What is their significance?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 982-984

  Brugada, P ^a   Brugada, J ^b   Brugada, R ^c  

^a Cardiovasc Res and Teach Inst   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARRHYTHMIA; BIOPSY; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0034898147     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2000.2522     Document Type: Editorial

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