Do patients with electrocardiographic Brugada type 1 pattern have associated right bundle branch block? A comparative vectorcardiographic study

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 889-897

  Perz Riera, Andrs R ^a   Ferreira Filho, Celso ^a   De Abreu, Luiz Carlos ^a   Ferreira, Celso ^a   Yanowitz, Frank G ^b   Femenia, Francisco ^c   Brugada, Pedro ^d   Baranchuk, Adrian ^e  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Hospital Espaol de Mendoza   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Bundle branch block; Electrocardiography; Vectorcardiogram

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84861634065     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur395     Document Type: Article

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