Shortening of the ventricular fibrillatory intervals after administration of verapamil in a patient with Brugada syndrome and vasospastic angina

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-335

  Chinushi, Masaomi ^a   Tagawa, Minoru ^b   Nakamura, Yuichi ^b   Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Cardiology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Calcium antagonism; Vasospastic angina; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; ERGOMETRINE MALEATE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CALCIUM ANTAGONISM; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 33744907028     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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