Low prevalence of risk markers in cases of sudden death due to Brugada syndrome: Relevance to risk stratification in Brugada syndrome

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2340-2345

  Raju, Hariharan ^a   Papadakis, Michael ^a   Govindan, Malini ^a   Bastiaenen, Rachel ^a   Chandra, Navin ^a   O'Sullivan, Ann ^b   Baines, Georgina ^c   Sharma, Sanjay ^a   Behr, Elijah R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brugada; inherited cardiac conditions; risk stratification; SADS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FAMILY STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN ARRHYTHMIC DEATH SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79957988353     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.067     Document Type: Article

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