Ajmaline challenge in young individuals with suspected brugada syndrome

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 736-741

  Sorgente, Antonio ^a,b   Sarkozy, Andrea ^a   De Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Chierchia, Gian Battista ^a   Capulzini, Lucio ^a   Paparella, Gaetano ^a   Henkens, Stefan ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ajmaline test; brugada syndrome; young individuals

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AJMALINE CHALLENGE; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AJMALINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958162701     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03033.x     Document Type: Article

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