Neurally mediated syncope as a cause of syncope in patients with brugada electrocardiogram

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-192

  Yokokawa, Miki ^a   Okamura, Hideo ^a   Noda, Takashi ^a   Satomi, Kazuhiro ^a   Suyama, Kazuhiro ^a   Kurita, Takashi ^a   Aihara, Naohiko ^a   Kamakura, Shiro ^a   Shimizu, Wataru ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Brugada syndrome; Head up tilt test; Sudden death; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT; SYNCOPE; AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAINTNESS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75749112583     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01599.x     Document Type: Article

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