The electrophysiologic mechanism of ST-segment elevation in Brugada syndrome

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 330-334

  Kurita, Takashi ^a,b   Shimizu, Wataru ^a   Inagaki, Masashi ^a   Suyama, Kazuhiro ^a   Taguchi, Atsushi ^a   Satomi, Kazuhiro ^a   Aihara, Naohiko ^a   Kamakura, Shiro ^a   Kobayashi, Junjiro ^a   Kosakai, Yoshio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b Division of Cardiology   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SODIUM CHANNELS; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0037125443     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)01964-2     Document Type: Article

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