Rationale for the use of the terms j-wave syndromes and early repolarization

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1587-1590

  Antzelevitch, Charles ^a   Yan, Gan Xin ^b   Viskin, Sami ^c  

^a MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LANKENAU HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; cardiac arrhythmias; early repolarization syndrome; electrocardiogram; hypothermia; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; J WAVE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REPOLARIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 79953677475     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.038     Document Type: Review

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