Transition of the ST segment from a J wave to a coved-type elevation before ventricular fibrillation induced by coronary vasospasm in the precordial leads

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 418-421

  Inoue, Masaru ^a   Matsubara, Takao ^a   Yasuda, Toshihiko ^a   Miwa, Kenji ^a   Kanaya, Hounin ^a  

^a ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Early repolarization syndrome; J wave syndrome; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

BENIDIPINE; ERGOMETRINE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLD SWEAT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FAINTNESS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; J WAVE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT; THORAX PAIN; BRUGADA SYNDROME; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 78751604254     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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