Significance of early onset and progressive increase of activation delay during premature stimulation in Brugada syndrome

Circulation Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1408-1415

  Furushima, Hiroshi ^a   Chinushi, Masaomi ^a   Iijima, Kenichi ^a   Izumi, Daisuke ^a   Hosaka, Yukio ^a   Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activation delay; Brugada syndrome; Premature stimulation; Signal averaged ECG

Indexed keywords

VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; ST SEGMENT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PATTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 69049097335     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-1111     Document Type: Article

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