Pilsicainide-induced ST segment elevation and st segment depression in two patients with variant forms of brugada-type electrocardiographic abnormalities

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 811-815

  Chinushi, Masaomi ^a   Tagawa, Minoru ^a   Izumi, Daisuke ^a   Furushima, Hiroshi ^a   Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Pilsicainide; ST segment deviation

Indexed keywords

PILSICAINIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECG ABNORMALITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 66949124689     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02371.x     Document Type: Article

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