Brugada-like electrocardiographic pattern: A challenge for the clinician

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-7

  Di Grande, Aulo ^a,c   Tomaselli, Valerio ^a   Massarelli, Laura ^a   Amico, Salvatore ^a   Bellanuova, Ignazio ^b   Barbera, Angelo ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera S Elia   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Santo Pietro   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Sudden death; Ventricular arrhythmias; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; HEART DEATH; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE;

EID: 29344472329     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.07.010     Document Type: Review

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