Prevalence of the Brugada-type ECG recorded from higher intercostal spaces in healthy Korean males

Circulation Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1064-1067

  Shin, Seung Chul ^a   Hyeon, Min Ryu ^a   Jang, Hoon Lee ^a   Byoung, Jin Chang ^a   Jae, Kook Shin ^a   Hyung, Seop Kim ^a   Jung, Ho Heo ^a   Dong, Heon Yang ^a   Hun, Sik Park ^a   Cho, Yongkeun ^a   Shung, Chull Chae ^a   Jae, Eun Jun ^a   Wee, Hyun Park ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; ECG; Healthy Korean males; Higher intercostal space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHY; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 27744537690     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.69.1064     Document Type: Article

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