Prevalence of prominent J waves in patients presenting with ventricular fibrillation without structural heart disease: A single-center study

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-320

  Ohkubo, Kimie ^a   Watanabe, Ichiro ^a   Okumura, Yasuo ^a   Kofune, Masayoshi ^a   Nagashima, Koichi ^a   Mano, Hiroaki ^a   Sonoda, Kazumasa ^a   Nakai, Toshiko ^a   Kasamaki, Yuji ^a   Hirayama, Atsushi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Early repolarization; J point elevation; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; J WAVE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860435414     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: 18764738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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