Incidence, clinical implications and prognosis of atrial arrhythmias in Brugada syndrome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 879-884

  Bordachar, Pierre ^a   Reuter, Sylvain ^a   Garrigue, Stephane ^a   Caï, Xu ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a   Clementy, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmias; Brugada syndrome; Clinical outcome; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 2542490679     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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