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ECG Phenomena of the Early Ventricular Repolarization

Early Repolarization Syndrome

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Cardiac Repolarization

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Abstract

ECG phenomena of the early ventricular repolarization have in the past often been misdiagnosed or misinterpreted. This happened mainly because of prevailing opinion of the “benign” or “innocent” nature of the early repolarization syndrome (ERS) (1,2). As an example, early repolarization changes consistent with Brugada syndrome were overlooked for decades. Clinical interest in ERS has been rekindled recently because of its similarities with the electrocardiographic manifestations of the highly arrhythmogenic Brugada syndrome and the potential for misdiagnosis (3–8).

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  1. eResearch Technology Inc., Bridgewater, NJ, USA

    Ihor Gussak MD, PhD

  2. Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, NY, USA

    Charles Antzelevitch PhD

  3. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Stephen C. Hammill MD  & Win-Kuang Shen MD  & 

  4. St. Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Preben Bjerregaard MD, DMSc

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Gussak, I., Antzelevitch, C., Bjerregaard, P. (2003). ECG Phenomena of the Early Ventricular Repolarization. In: Gussak, I., Antzelevitch, C., Hammill, S.C., Shen, WK., Bjerregaard, P. (eds) Cardiac Repolarization. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-362-0_18

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