The hyperkalemic Brugada sign

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-59

  Littmann, Laszlo ^a   Monroe, Michael H ^a   Taylor III, Lee ^a   Brearley Jr , William D ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugada sign; Brugada syndrome; Electrocardiogram; Hyperkalemia

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; P WAVE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM;

EID: 33845605526     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.10.057     Document Type: Article

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