Mode of onset of ventricular fibrillation in patients with early repolarization pattern vs. Brugada syndrome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 330-339

  Nam, Gi Byoung ^a   Ko, Kwan Ho ^a   Kim, Jun ^b   Park, Kyoung Min ^c   Rhee, Kyoung Suk ^d   Choi, Kee Joon ^a   Kim, You Ho ^a   Antzelevitch, Charles ^e  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Jeonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital   (South Korea)

^e MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical storm; Electrocardiography; J waves; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ISOPRENALINE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGED; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76349112675     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp423     Document Type: Article

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