Sensitivity and specificity of sodium channel blocking test in the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Gavrielatos, Gerasimos ^a   Letsas, Konstantinos P ^b   Pappas, Loukas K ^a   Efremidis, Michalis ^a   Sideris, Antonios ^a   Kardaras, Fotios ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brugada electrocardiographic pattern; Diagnostic test; Sodium channel blockers

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; FLECAINIDE; PILSICAINIDE; PROCAINAMIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PROCAINAMIDE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 77952240192     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.147     Document Type: Article

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