Transient Brugada-type electrocardiographic abnormalities in renal failure reversed by dialysis

Resuscitation

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 215-219

  Ortega Carnicer, Julián ^a   Benezet, Juan ^a   Ruiz Lorenzo, Francisco ^a   Alcázar, Roberto ^a  

^a Hospital Alarcos   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Haemodialysis; Hyperkalaemia; J wave; Peaked T wave; Psychotropic drugs; ST segment elevation

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECG ABNORMALITY; EPILEPSY; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; T WAVE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNDROME;

EID: 0036842099     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(02)00210-1     Document Type: Article

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