Possible contribution of ischemia of the conus branch to induction or augmentation of Brugada type electrocardiographic changes in patients with coronary artery disease

International Heart Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-71

  Yamaki, Masaru ^a   Sato, Nobuyuki ^a   Myojo, Takuya ^b   Nishiura, Takeshi ^a   Nishimura, Masato ^b   Nakamura, Hideki ^b   Okada, Motoi ^a   Fujita, Satoshi ^a   Go, Kazutomo ^a   Sakamoto, Naka ^a   Tanabe, Yasuko ^a   Takeuchi, Toshiharu ^a   Kawamura, Yuichiro ^a   Hasebe, Naoyuki ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Department of Cardiovascular Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada type ECG; Conus branch; Ischemia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; PILSICAINIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BALLOON; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CONUS BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 76749144582     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.51.68     Document Type: Article

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