Symptomatic brugada unmasked by fever

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 548-549

  Shalev, Aryeh ^a   Zeller, Lior ^a   Galante, Ori ^a   Shimony, Avi ^a   Gilutz, Harel ^a   Illia, Reuben ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Fever; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SMOKING; SORE THROAT; SYNCOPE; TONSILLITIS; URINE INCONTINENCE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 52049094425     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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