Brugada syndrome 1992-2012: 20 years of scientific excitement, and more

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 47, 2013, Pages 3610-3615

  Brugada, Pedro ^a   Brugada, Josep ^b   Roy, Denis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Brugada syndrome; Genetic arrhythmias; Inherited arrhythmia disorders; Sudden death; Syncope; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; CORONARY CARE UNIT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FAINTNESS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC DISORDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT QT SYNDROME; SINUS NODE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SUDDEN DEATH;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRUGADA SYNDROME; GENETIC ARRHYTHMIAS; INHERITED ARRHYTHMIA DISORDERS; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PUBLICATIONS;

EID: 84891366460     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht113     Document Type: Review

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