Insight into the mechanism of Brugada syndrome: Epicardial substrate and modification during ajmaline testing

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 732-734

  Sacher, Frédéric ^a   Jesel, Laurence ^a   Jais, Pierre ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ablation; Brugada syndrome; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ABLATION CATHETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAPPING CATHETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; VASCULAR ACCESS; DIAGNOSTIC USE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; YOUNG ADULT; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; NOTE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AJMALINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897105396     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.05.023     Document Type: Article

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