Two cases of Brugada syndrome associated with spontaneous clinical episodes of coronary vasospasm

Internal Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-80

  Sasaki, Takeshi ^a   Niwano, Shinichi ^a   Kitano, Yoshikazu ^a   Izumi, Tohru ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Coronary vasospasm; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NIFEDIPINE; PILSICAINIDE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCRIPTION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DILTIAZEM; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SYNCOPE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33344467880     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.45.1404     Document Type: Article

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