Brugada syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-178

  Francis, Johnson ^a   Antzelevitch, Charles ^b  

^a Medical College Calicut   (India)

^b MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Sudden death; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CIBENZOLINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; COCAINE; DESIPRAMINE; DIMENHYDRINATE; DISOPYRAMIDE; FLECAINIDE; FLUOXETINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ISOPRENALINE; LIDOCAINE; MAPROTILINE; MEXILETINE; MIDODRINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PERPHENAZINE; PHENOTHIAZINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE III INHIBITOR; PILSICAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; QUINIDINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRACYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CHROMOSOME 3; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; HYPERKALEMIA; INFLUENZA; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; VIRUS INFECTION;

BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 18344387537     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.03.068     Document Type: Review

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