Recording of high V1-V3 precordial leads may be essential to the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome during the ajmaline test

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-155

  Teijeiro, Rodrigo ^a   Garro, Hugo A ^a   Acunzo, Rafael S ^a   Albino, Ernesto ^a   Chiale, Pablo A ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL RAMOS MEJÍA   (Argentina)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Precordial electrocardiographic mapping; Sodium channel blocking agents

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AJMALINE TEST; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AJMALINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33749026971     PISSN: 10742484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074248406288760     Document Type: Article

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