Heart transplantation as last resort against Brugada syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 943-944

  Ayerza, Máximo Rivero ^a   De Zutter, Marc ^a   Goethals, Marc ^a   Wellens, Francis ^a   Geelen, Peter ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a,b  

^a Cardiovasc Res and Teach Inst   (Belgium)

^b OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0036743321     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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