Manifestation of Brugada syndrome after pacemaker implantation in a patient with sick sinus syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1328-1330

  Nakazato, Yuji ^a   Suzuki, Takeshi ^a   Yasuda, Masayuki ^a   Daida, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Brugada syndrome; Pacing; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 10044251079     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04092.x     Document Type: Article

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