Action potential alternans in the right ventricular outflow tract in a patient with asymptomatic Brugada syndrome

Circulation Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 580-583

  Kofune, Masayoshi ^a   Watanabe, Ichiro ^a   Ashino, Sonoko ^a   Ohkubo, Kimie ^a   Okumura, Yasuo ^a   Kofune, Tatsuya ^a   Nakai, Toshiko ^a   Hirayama, Atsushi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Electrophysiological study; Monophasic action potential alternans; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

PILSICAINIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOPHASIC ACTION POTENTIAL ALTERNANS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 62649087970     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0327     Document Type: Article

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