Brugada-type electrocardiogram in the Taiwanese population-Is it a risk factor for sudden death?

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 230-238

  Jimmy Juang, Jyh Ming ^a   Phan, Wei Lian ^b   Chen, Pau Chung ^c   Lai, Ling Ping ^a   Tsai, Min Hsi ^c   Lin, Jou Wei ^a   Cheng, Pi Hsun ^d   Chiu, Wei Yih ^e   Cheng, Bor Wen ^d   Hwang, Juey Jen ^a   Tseng, Chuen Den ^a   Hsu, Kwan Lih ^a   Tseng, Yung Zu ^a   Lin, Jiunn Lee ^a   Chiang, Fu Tien ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b LI SHIN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Brugada type ECG; Cardiac death; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGADA TYPE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUDDEN DEATH; TAIWAN;

EID: 79957619018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60035-1     Document Type: Article

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