Syncope in Brugada syndrome patients: Prevalence, characteristics, and outcome

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1272-1279

  Sacher, Frédéric ^a,b   Arsac, Florence ^a,b   Wilton, Stephen B ^a,b   Derval, Nicolas ^a,b   Denis, Arnaud ^a,b   De Guillebon, Maxime ^a,b   Ramoul, Khaled ^a,b   Bordachar, Pierre ^a,b   Ritter, Philippe ^a,b   Hocini, Mélèze ^a,b   Clémenty, Jacques ^a,b   Jaïs, Pierre ^a,b   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a,b  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Channelopathy; Sudden cardiac death; Syncope; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SYNCOPE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84864472540     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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