aVR sign as a risk factor for life-threatening arrhythmic events in patients with Brugada syndrome

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1009-1012

  Babai Bigi, Mohamad Ali ^a   Aslani, Amir ^a   Shahrzad, Shahab ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Brugada syndrome; Lead aVR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 34547465780     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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