Atrial flutter in normal heart could be first manifestation of Brugada syndrome

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 97-100

  de Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Sorgente, Antonio ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Brugada syndrome; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

FLECAINIDE; SODIUM CHANNEL NAV1.5;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE;

ATRIAL FLUTTER; BRUGADA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857717476     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.67.1.2146571     Document Type: Article

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