Prevalence and significance of Brugada-type ECG in 12,012 apparently healthy European subjects

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-48

  Gallagher, Mark M ^a   Forleo, Giovanni B ^a   Behr, Elijah R ^b   Magliano, Giulia ^a   De Luca, Lucia ^a   Morgia, Valeria ^a   De Liberato, Fabio ^a   Romeo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Epidemiology; Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; Risk stratification; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EUROPE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 53549097643     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.159     Document Type: Article

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