About Brugada syndrome and its prevalence

Europace

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 925-928

  Postema, Pieter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; FLECAINIDE; PILSICAINIDE;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEFIBRILLATOR; DENMARK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84862988998     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus042     Document Type: Review

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