Brugada-like electrocardiographic pattern unmasked by fever in a critical care patient [3]

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1038-1039

  Karakitsos, D ^a   Patrianakos, A ^b   Poularas, J ^b   Karabinis, A ^b  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CRITICAL CARE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33747634726     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01091.x     Document Type: Letter

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