Childhood Brugada syndrome in two Korean families

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 143-147

  Lee, Yun Sik ^a   Baek, Jae Suk ^a   Kim, So Yeon ^a   Seo, Sang Won ^b   Kwon, Bo Sang ^a   Kim, Gi Beom ^a   Bae, Eun Jung ^a   Park, Sung Sup ^a   Noh, Chung Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Tachycardia; Ventricular

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MALE; SCN5A GENE; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 77951145183     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2010.40.3.143     Document Type: Article

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