Gender Difference and Drug Challenge in Brugada Syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-71

  Shimizu, Wataru ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; CIBENZOLINE; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PILSICAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; SCN5A PROTEIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ETHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM CURRENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

AJMALINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; COMORBIDITY; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SODIUM CHANNELS; SPAIN; SYNDROME;

EID: 0742324991     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03557.x     Document Type: Note

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