A phenotypic combination of idiopathic VF and brugada syndrome

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Martinek, Martin ^a   Purerfellner, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; electrophysiology clinical; idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; Quinidine; VT

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PHENOTYPE; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AJMALINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRUGADA SYNDROME; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; QUINIDINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 77956326187     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02715.x     Document Type: Article

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