Cardiac amyloidosis and Brugada-like ECG pattern

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-251

  Bramos, Dimitrios ^a   Koutras, Konstantinos ^a   Kollias, George ^a   Prappa, Eustathia ^a   Letsas, Konstantinos P ^a   Sideris, Antonios ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Brugada syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

AGED; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING;

EID: 78649990063     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.08.045     Document Type: Article

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