Brugada disease: Chronology of discovery and paternity. Preliminary observations and historical aspects

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 253-260

  Pérez Riera, Andrés Ricardo ^a,c,d   Schapachnik, Edgardo ^b   Ferreira, Celso ^a  

^a ABC University   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

^c Electrovectorcardiography Area   (Brazil)

^d Electrovectorcardiography Area ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

"Prehistory"; Brugada disease; Brugada syndrome; History

Indexed keywords

DISOPYRAMIDE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHANNEL; SODIUM ION;

ALPHA CHAIN; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHROMOSOME 3; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE MUTATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PATERNITY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE;

EID: 3242695918     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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