Ventricular flutter triggered by fever in a patient with Brugada syndrome

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 199-202

  McIntyre, William F ^a   Femenía, Francisco ^b   Arce, Mauricio ^b   Trucco, Emilce ^b   Palazzolo, Jorge ^b   Pérez Riera, Andrés Ricardo ^c   Baranchuk, Adrian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL ESPAÑOL   (Argentina)

^c FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Fever; Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia; Ventricular flutter

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIPYRONE;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; HEART VENTRICLE FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; VENTRICULAR FLUTTER;

EID: 84860214109     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2011.12.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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