Assessment of markers for identifying patients at risk for life-threatening arrhythmic events in Brugada syndrome.

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Published in J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol on January 01, 2005

Authors

Youichi Ajiro1, Nobuhisa Hagiwara, Hiroshi Kasanuki

Author Affiliations

1: The Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.

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