Risk of sudden death among young individuals with J waves and early repolarization: Putting the evidence into perspective

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 923-929

  Rosso, Raphael ^a   Adler, Arnon ^a   Halkin, Amir ^a   Viskin, Sami ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arrhythmic death; Early repolarization; Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; J wave

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; QUINIDINE;

ATHLETE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; J WAVE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT QT SYNDROME; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 79957740975     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.01.037     Document Type: Article

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