Journal article
Comparison of Ajmaline and Procainamide Provocation Tests in the Diagnosis of Brugada Syndrome
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The authors studied the response rates and relative sensitivity of the most common agents used in the sodium-channel blocker (SCB) challenge.
BACKGROUND: A type 1 Brugada electrocardiographic pattern precipitated by an SCB challenge confers a diagnosis of Brugada syndrome.
Authors
Cheung CC; Mellor G; Deyell MW; Ensam B; Batchvarov V; Papadakis M; Roberts JD; Leather R; Sanatani S; Healey JS
Journal
JACC Clinical Electrophysiology, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 504–512
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.jacep.2019.01.026
ISSN
2405-500X