Prevalence of electrocardiographic findings suggestive of sudden cardiac death risk in 10,867 apparently healthy young Korean men

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 717-723

  Uhm, Jae Sun ^a,q   Hwang, Il Ung ^b   Oh, Yong Seog ^a,q,r   Choi, Min Seok ^a,q   Jang, Sung Won ^a,q   Shin, Woo Seung ^a,q   Kim, Ji Hoon ^a,q   Lee, Man Young ^a,q   Rho, Tai Ho ^a,q   Kim, You Ho ^c,q   Sung, Jung Hoon ^d,q   Lee, Young Soo ^e,q   Cho, Jeong Gwan ^f,q   Oh, Dong Jin ^g,q   Kim, Dae Kyeong ^h,q   Namgung, June ^h,q   Park, Kyoung Min ^h,q   Kim, Yong Hoon ^i,q   Kim, Yoon Nyun ^j,q   Lim, Hong Euy ^k,q   Cha, Tae Joon ^l,q   On, Young Keun ^m,q   Shin, Dong Gu ^n,q   Pak, Hui Nam ^o,q   Kim, Nam Ho ^p,q   more..

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Armed Forces Medical Command ^*  (South Korea)

^c Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^d Bundang CHA Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^f Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^g Hallym University   (South Korea)

^h Inje University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^j Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^k Korea University   (South Korea)

^l Kosin University   (South Korea)

^m Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

ⁿ Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^o Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^p Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^q Korean Society of Cardiac Arrhythmia   (South Korea)

^r The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; electrocardiography; prevalence; sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FLECAINIDE PROVOCATION TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; KOREA; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79958103555     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.03024.x     Document Type: Article

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