Recurrence of fever-related Brugada pattern and right ventricular functional correlates

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 370-372

  Siniorakis, Eftychios ^a   Arvanitakis, Spyridon ^a   Psatheris, Georgios ^a   Marinakis, Nikos ^a   Papadopoulos, Ioannis ^a   Exadactylos, Nikos ^a  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brugada electrocardiogram; Fever recurrence; Right ventricle; Tissue Doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRUGADA PATTERN; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINUSITIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TEI INDEX; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 79955015653     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.09.069     Document Type: Article

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