The Brugada syndrome

Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-17

  Brugada, Pedro ^a   Brugada, Josep ^b   Brugada, Ramon ^c  

^a Cardiovascular Research and Teaching Institute   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Genetic defects; Repolarization abnormalities; Right bundle branch block; Sodium channel; Sudden death; Ventricular arrhythmias; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

AUTOPSY; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENETIC DISORDER; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SUDDEN DEATH; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0034919286     PISSN: 09203206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011150516084     Document Type: Short Survey

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