Brugada-Like Electrocardiographic Changes Induced by Hypokalemia
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Brugada-like electrocardiographic changes induced by hypokalemia.
Since its description in 1992, Brugada Syndrome has become the second cause of death among young adults in some countries1. The Brugada syndrome is an autosomal dominant disease with incomplete penetrance, which may cause syncope and sudden cardiac death in young individuals with a normal heart. It is characterized by an electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern of complete or incomplete right bundle ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0066-782X
DOI: 10.5935/abc.20130073