Heat stroke, an unusual trigger of Brugada electrocardiogram

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 634.e1-634.e3

  Lacunza, Javier ^a   San Román, Irene ^a   Moreno, Sara ^a   García Molina, Esperanza ^a   Gimeno, Juan ^a   Valdés, Mariano ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; CREATININE; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; COMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM;

EID: 66049114171     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.09.036     Document Type: Article

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