Conduction delay in right ventricle as a marker for identifying high-risk patients with brugada syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 688-696

  Doi, Atsushi ^a   Takagi, Masahiko ^a   Maeda, Keiko ^a   Tatsumi, Hiroaki ^a   Shimeno, Kenji ^a   Yoshiyama, Minoru ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Conduction delay; Sudden cardiac death; Syncope; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

PILSICAINIDE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SYNCOPE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CORONARY SINUS; DIAGNOSTIC USE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CORONARY SINUS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 77952587744     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01677.x     Document Type: Article

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