Heart rate variability in patients with Brugada syndrome in Thailand

European Heart Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 1771-1778

  Krittayaphong, Rungroj ^a   Veerakul, Gumpanart ^b   Nademanee, Koonlawee ^c   Kangkagate, Charuwan ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Bhumipol Adulyadej Hospital   (Thailand)

^c Pacific Rim Electrophysiology Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Brugada syndrome; Heart rate variability; Sudden unexplained death syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; THAILAND; VAGUS TONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME; THAILAND; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0141986515     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.06.005     Document Type: Article

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