Quinidine for the management of electrical storm in an old patient with brugada syndrome and syncope

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 201-203

  Pellegrino, Pier Luigi ^a   Biase, Matteo Di ^a   Brunetti, Natale Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Electrical storm; Quinidine

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ELECTRICAL STORM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAINTNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEAT SYNCOPE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE;

EID: 84877136288     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: 03737934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.68.2.2967280     Document Type: Article

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