Flecainide test in Brugada syndrome: A reproducible but risky tool

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 338-341

  Gasparini, Maurizio ^a,c   Priori, Silvia G ^b   Mantica, Massimo ^a   Napolitano, Carlo ^b   Galimberti, Paola ^a   Ceriotti, Carlo ^a   Simonini, Stefano ^a  

^a Cardiac Electrophysiology/Pacing U   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Flecainide; SCN5A mutation; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 0347295920     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00045.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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