Inducible ventricular fibrillation in the Brugada syndrome: Diagnostic and prognostic implications

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 458-460

  Viskin, Sami ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUGADA SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYNCOPE;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0037566747     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03063.x     Document Type: Note

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