The genetic component of Brugada Syndrome

Brugada Syndrome (BrS) is a clinical entity first described in 1992. BrS is characterized by ST-segment elevations in the right precordial leads and susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. It affects young subjects, predominantly males, with structurally normal hearts. Th...

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Main Authors: Morten Wagner Nielsen, Anders Gaarsdal Holst, Søren-Peter eOlesen, Morten Salling Olesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00179/full