Chest pain and ST elevation associated with fever in patients with asymptomatic Brugada syndrome: Fever and chest pain in Brugada syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 338-339

  Aramaki, Kazuhiko ^a   Okumura, Hiroyuki ^a   Shimizu, Mitsuyuki ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Chest pain; Fever

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; PILSICAINIDE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CHEST PAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 23644436836     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.06.025     Document Type: Article

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