Brugada Syndrome with atypical characteristics: Case report

The Brugada Syndrome (BrS) is a heterogeneous genetic disease characterized by persistent or transient ST-segment elevation in the right precordial electrocardiography (ECG) leads and a high incidence of sudden death and life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with structurally nor...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Egyptian heart journal 2013-09, Vol.65 (3), p.235-238
Hauptverfasser: Ari, Hatem, Koyuncu, Ferudun, Avci, Ahmet, Demir, Kenan, Altunkeser, Bulent Behlul
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Zusammenfassung:The Brugada Syndrome (BrS) is a heterogeneous genetic disease characterized by persistent or transient ST-segment elevation in the right precordial electrocardiography (ECG) leads and a high incidence of sudden death and life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with structurally normal hearts. The syndrome generally manifests in men during adulthood. The ECG manifestations can be overt or concealed. We report a case of BrS whose type 1 ECG pattern during febrile state converted to type 2 ECG after alleviation of fever with atypical characteristics (78-year-old woman with monomorphic ventricular tachycardia on holter monitoring, a history of the sudden infant death of her child, and without inducible ventricular arrhythmia by programed ventricular stimulation [PVS]).
ISSN:1110-2608
2090-911X
DOI:10.1016/j.ehj.2013.03.003