Electrophysiologic investigation in Brugada syndrome: Yield of programmed ventricular stimulation at two ventricular sites with up to three premature beats

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 1394-1401

  Eckardt, L ^a   Kirchhof, P ^a   Schulze Bahr, E ^a   Rolf, S ^a   Ribbing, M ^a   Loh, P ^a   Bruns, H J ^a   Witte, A ^a   Milberg, P ^a   Borggrefe, M ^b   Breithardt, G ^a   Wichter, T ^a   Haverkamp, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Programmed ventricular stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0036761184     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2002.3256     Document Type: Article

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