Brugada-like electrocardiographic pattern and ventricular fibrillation in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-174

  Wu, Lung Sheng ^a   Wu, Chia Tung ^a   Hsu, Lung An ^a   Luqman, Nazar ^b   Kuo, Chi Tai ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Hypercalcaemia; Hyperparathyroidism; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; FLECAINIDE; PARATHYROID HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCALCEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; VITAL SIGN;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33947130794     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum002     Document Type: Article

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