Risk stratification of the patients with Brugada type electrocardiogram: A community-based prospective study

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 507-513

  Giustetto, Carla ^a   Drago, Stefano ^a   Demarchi, Pier Giuseppe ^b   Dalmasso, Paola ^a   Bianchi, Francesca ^c   Masi, Andrea Sibona ^d   Carvalho, Paula ^e   Occhetta, Eraldo ^f   Rossetti, Guido ^g   Riccardi, Riccardo ^c   Bertona, Roberta ^h   Gaita, Fiorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b C Arrigo Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^c MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale di Rivoli   (Italy)

^e SAN LUIGI GONZAGA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f MAGGIORE DELLA CARITÀ HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h Ospedale di Vigevano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Electrophysiology; Genetics; Sudden death; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; FLECAINIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249143857     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup006     Document Type: Article

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