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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The EKG changes of Brugada syndrome can vary over time, depending on the autonomic balance and the administration of antiarrhythmic drugs. Adrenergic stimulation decreases the ST segment elevation, while vagal stimulation worsens it. During sleep, there is heightened vagal tone, and the pattern may be exacerbated at that time (as is the risk of sudden cardiac death at that time). The administration of class Ia, Ic and III drugs increases the ST segment elevation, as does fever. The impact of exercise depends upon when the EKG is obtained: during exercise the ST segment elevation may decrease but may increase later after exercise when the body temperature has risen. Similar to early repolarization variant, when the heart rate decreases, the ST segment elevation increases and when the heart rate increases the ST segment elevation decreases. While Brugada syndrome is often associated with polymorphic VT which may be self terminating, in the presence of autonomic imbalance, hypokalemia, fever or exacerbating drugs sustained ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death may result.[1]
Agents and Scenarios that Provoke the Brugada EKG Pattern and the Clinical Manifestations of Brugada Syndrome
The electrocardiographic findings of Brugada syndrome are often concealed, but can be unmasked or modulated by a number of drugs and pathophysiological states including (in alphabetical order):[1]
Common Risk Factors
- A combination of glucose and insulin. In Thailand large meals of glutinous sticky carbohydrate rich rice have been associated with sudden cardiac death.[2][3]
- Ajmaline (a diagnostic test agent)[4]
- α-adrenergic agonists[5]
- β-adrenergic blockers such as propranolol.[6][5]
- Calcium channel blockers
- Carotid sinus massage
- Cocaine[7][8][9]
- Dimenhydrinate
- Family History: In large studies, a family history of sudden cardiac death among patients with Brugada syndrome does not appear to be a risk factor for sudden cardiac death in siblings.
- Fever[10].[11][12][13][14] Hot baths and warm climates (such as that in Northeastern Thailand) may be precipitating factors for sudden cardiac death. It is for this reason that antipyretic agents are recommended to aggressively treat a fever in the patient with Brugada syndrome.
- Flecainide[6][15][16][17] (a diagnostic test agent)
- Heat stroke[18]
- Hypercalcemia[19][20]
- Hyperkalemia[21][22][23]
- Hypokalemia.[24] Hypokalemia in a patient with Brugada syndrome may trigger sustained ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. In northeastern Thailand where potassium deficiency is widespread, there is a higher incidence of sudden cardiac death than is observed in Bangkok where potassium levels in food are much higher.[3]
- Lithium. Administration of Lithium can result in EKG manifestations of the Brugada syndrome. [25][26]. Syncope and sudden cardiac death have been observed in these patients.[27] The putative role of lithium has been suggested in so far as withdrawal of lithium results in either 1) normalization of the ECG or 2) conversion of the Brugada pattern to type 2 or 3. The appearance of Brugada type EKG patterns does not require toxic lithium levels.
- Phenothiazines
- Perphenazine
- Cyamemazine
- Potassium channel openers such as nicorandil.
- Procainamide[6] [5](a diagnostic test agent)
- Propranolol intoxication[28]
- Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- Shaving due to vagal stimulation[29][30][31]
- Sleep may exacerbate the electrocardiographic and clinical findings of brugada syndrome due to variations in the balance of sympathetic versus vagal tone, hormonal changes and other metabolic factors.[1][32][33][30]
- Sodium channel blockers[34][6][35][16] (a diagnostic test agent)
- Tetracyclic antidepressants[36]
Less Common Risk Factors
- Less common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include:
- [Risk factor 1]
- [Risk factor 2]
- [Risk factor 3]
Risk Stratification
In a study of 547 individuals who had confirmed Brugada syndrome who had no prior history of cardiac arrest, Brugada and associates identified the following correlates of future events:[40]
Inducibility on Electrophysiologic Testing
Patients who are inducible at the time electrophysiologic study have an eightfold increased risk of aborted sudden cardiac death compared with those patients who are not inducible.[41] Some groups have advocated that programmed electrical stimulation (PES) be performed to induce ventricular fibrillation for risk assessment in Brugada patients [42][43] Other groups have not reproduced the predictive value of these tests,[44][45] so the value of programmed electrical stimulation (PES) and inducibility remains controversial.
Spontaneous Type I Brugada Pattern
The presence of a spontaneous abnormal Type I pattern of ST segment elevation is associated with a 7.7 fold increased risk of in arrhythmic event during a patient's lifetime compared with those patients who only develop a Type I pattern following sodium blocker infusion.[46]
Male Gender
Male gender is associate with the 5.5 fold increased risk of sudden cardiac death.[47]
Family History
A family history of the disease is not associated with a higher risk of sudden death compared with sporadic occurrence of the disease.[48]
Symptoms
In another study, Brugada has reported that the symptoms of the patient may aid in risk stratification:[49]
- Brugada syndrome patients who present with aborted sudden cardiac death are at particularly high risk of recurrence with an incidence of 69% at 54 months of follow-up in the Brugada series.
- Brugada syndrome patients with syncope and Type 1 ST elevation pattern have a 19% risk of recurrence at 26 months.
- Brugada syndrome patients who are asymptomatic have an 8% risk of cardiac events over the same time period.
Genetic Testing
Genetic testing does not identify patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death and does not aid in risk stratification.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Antzelevitch C, Brugada P, Borggrefe M, Brugada J, Brugada R, Corrado D, Gussak I, LeMarec H, Nademanee K, Perez Riera AR, Shimizu W, Schulze-Bahr E, Tan H, Wilde A (2005). "Brugada syndrome: report of the second consensus conference". Heart Rhythm : the Official Journal of the Heart Rhythm Society. 2 (4): 429–40. PMID 15898165. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Nogami A, Nakao M, Kubota S, Sugiyasu A, Doi H, Yokoyama K; et al. (2003). "Enhancement of J-ST-segment elevation by the glucose and insulin test in Brugada syndrome". Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 26 (1 Pt 2): 332–7. PMID 12687840.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nimmannit S, Malasit P, Chaovakul V, Susaengrat W, Vasuvattakul S, Nilwarangkur S (1991). "Pathogenesis of sudden unexplained nocturnal death (lai tai) and endemic distal renal tubular acidosis". Lancet. 338 (8772): 930–2. PMID 1681278. Retrieved 2012-10-14. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Rolf S, Bruns HJ, Wichter T, Kirchhof P, Ribbing M, Wasmer K; et al. (2003). "The ajmaline challenge in Brugada syndrome: diagnostic impact, safety, and recommended protocol". Eur Heart J. 24 (12): 1104–12. PMID 12804924.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miyazaki T, Mitamura H, Miyoshi S, Soejima K, Aizawa Y, Ogawa S (1996). "Autonomic and antiarrhythmic drug modulation of ST segment elevation in patients with Brugada syndrome". J Am Coll Cardiol. 27 (5): 1061–70. doi:10.1016/0735-1097(95)00613-3. PMID 8609322.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Brugada P, Brugada J, Brugada R (2000). "Arrhythmia induction by antiarrhythmic drugs". Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 23 (3): 291–2. PMID 10750126.
- ↑ Ortega-Carnicer J, Bertos-Polo J, Gutiérrez-Tirado C (2001). "Aborted sudden death, transient Brugada pattern, and wide QRS dysrrhythmias after massive cocaine ingestion". J Electrocardiol. 34 (4): 345–9. PMID 11590577.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Rouleau F, Asfar P, Boulet S, Dube L, Dupuis JM, Alquier P; et al. (2001). "Transient ST segment elevation in right precordial leads induced by psychotropic drugs: relationship to the Brugada syndrome". J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 12 (1): 61–5. PMID 11204086.
- ↑ Littmann L, Monroe MH, Svenson RH (2000). "Brugada-type electrocardiographic pattern induced by cocaine". Mayo Clin Proc. 75 (8): 845–9. doi:10.4065/75.8.845. PMID 10943241.
- ↑ Antzelevitch C, Brugada R (2002). "Fever and Brugada syndrome". Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 25 (11): 1537–9. PMID 12494608.
- ↑ González Rebollo JM, Hernández Madrid A, García A, García de Castro A, Mejías A, Moro C (2000). "[Recurrent ventricular fibrillation during a febrile illness in a patient with the Brugada syndrome]". Rev Esp Cardiol. 53 (5): 755–7. PMID 10816181.
- ↑ Saura D, García-Alberola A, Carrillo P, Pascual D, Martínez-Sánchez J, Valdés M (2002). "Brugada-like electrocardiographic pattern induced by fever". Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 25 (5): 856–9. PMID 12049381.
- ↑ Porres JM, Brugada J, Urbistondo V, García F, Reviejo K, Marco P (2002). "Fever unmasking the Brugada syndrome". Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 25 (11): 1646–8. PMID 12494626.
- ↑ Kum LC, Fung JW, Sanderson JE (2002). "Brugada syndrome unmasked by febrile illness". Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 25 (11): 1660–1. PMID 12494630.
- ↑ Fujiki A, Usui M, Nagasawa H, Mizumaki K, Hayashi H, Inoue H (1999). "ST segment elevation in the right precordial leads induced with class IC antiarrhythmic drugs: insight into the mechanism of Brugada syndrome". J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 10 (2): 214–8. PMID 10090224.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Krishnan SC, Josephson ME (1998). "ST segment elevation induced by class IC antiarrhythmic agents: underlying electrophysiologic mechanisms and insights into drug-induced proarrhythmia". J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 9 (11): 1167–72. PMID 9835260.
- ↑ Gasparini M, Priori SG, Mantica M, Napolitano C, Galimberti P, Ceriotti C; et al. (2003). "Flecainide test in Brugada syndrome: a reproducible but risky tool". Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 26 (1 Pt 2): 338–41. PMID 12687841.
- ↑ Lacunza J, San Román I, Moreno S, García-Molina E, Gimeno J, Valdés M (2009). "Heat stroke, an unusual trigger of Brugada electrocardiogram". Am J Emerg Med. 27 (5): 634.e1–3. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2008.09.036. PMID 19497490.
- ↑ Douglas PS, Carmichael KA, Palevsky PM (1984). "Extreme hypercalcemia and electrocardiographic changes". Am J Cardiol. 54 (6): 674–5. PMID 6475795.
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- ↑ MYERS GB (1950). "Other QRS-T patterns that may be mistaken for myocardial infarction; IV. alterations in blood potassium; myocardial ischemia; subepicardial myocarditis; distortion associated with arrhythmias". Circulation. 2 (1): 75–93. PMID 15427197.
- ↑ MERRILL JP, LEVINE HD, SOMERVILLE W, SMITH S (1950). "Clinical recognition and treatment of acute potassium intoxication". Ann Intern Med. 33 (4): 797–830. PMID 14771753.
- ↑ Ortega-Carnicer J, Benezet J, Ruiz-Lorenzo F, Alcázar R (2002). "Transient Brugada-type electrocardiographic abnormalities in renal failure reversed by dialysis". Resuscitation. 55 (2): 215–9. PMID 12413761.
- ↑ Araki T, Konno T, Itoh H, Ino H, Shimizu M (2003). "Brugada syndrome with ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation related to hypokalemia". Circ J. 67 (1): 93–5. PMID 12520160.
- ↑ Pirotte MJ, Mueller JG, Poprawski T. A case report of Brugada-type electrocardiographic changes in a patient taking lithium. Am J Emerg Med. 2008; 26: 113.
- ↑ Wright D, Salehian O. Brugada-Type Electrocardiographic Changes Induced by Long-Term Lithium Use. Circulation, FRCPC2010;122:e418-e419
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- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Kasanuki H, Ohnishi S, Ohtuka M, Matsuda N, Nirei T, Isogai R; et al. (1997). "Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation induced with vagal activity in patients without obvious heart disease". Circulation. 95 (9): 2277–85. PMID 9142005.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Mizumaki K, Fujiki A, Tsuneda T, Sakabe M, Nishida K, Sugao M; et al. (2004). "Vagal activity modulates spontaneous augmentation of ST elevation in the daily life of patients with Brugada syndrome". J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 15 (6): 667–73. doi:10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03601.x. PMID 15175062.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Litovsky SH, Antzelevitch C (1990). "Differences in the electrophysiological response of canine ventricular subendocardium and subepicardium to acetylcholine and isoproterenol. A direct effect of acetylcholine in ventricular myocardium". Circ Res. 67 (3): 615–27. PMID 2397572.
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- ↑ Proclemer A, Facchin D, Feruglio GA, Nucifora R (1993). "[Recurrent ventricular fibrillation, right bundle-branch block and persistent ST segment elevation in V1-V3: a new arrhythmia syndrome? A clinical case report]". Giornale Italiano Di Cardiologia (in Italian). 23 (12): 1211–8. PMID 8174872. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Brugada R, Brugada J, Antzelevitch C, Kirsch GE, Potenza D, Towbin JA; et al. (2000). "Sodium channel blockers identify risk for sudden death in patients with ST-segment elevation and right bundle branch block but structurally normal hearts". Circulation. 101 (5): 510–5. PMID 10662748.
- ↑ Shimizu W, Antzelevitch C, Suyama K, Kurita T, Taguchi A, Aihara N; et al. (2000). "Effect of sodium channel blockers on ST segment, QRS duration, and corrected QT interval in patients with Brugada syndrome". J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 11 (12): 1320–9. PMID 11196553.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 Bolognesi R, Tsialtas D, Vasini P, Conti M, Manca C (1997). "Abnormal ventricular repolarization mimicking myocardial infarction after heterocyclic antidepressant overdose". Am J Cardiol. 79 (2): 242–5. PMID 9193039.
- ↑ Goldgran-Toledano D, Sideris G, Kevorkian JP (2002). "Overdose of cyclic antidepressants and the Brugada syndrome". N Engl J Med. 346 (20): 1591–2. doi:10.1056/NEJM200205163462020. PMID 12015405.
- ↑ Tada H, Sticherling C, Oral H, Morady F (2001). "Brugada syndrome mimicked by tricyclic antidepressant overdose". J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 12 (2): 275. PMID 11232630.
- ↑ Babaliaros VC, Hurst JW (2002). "Tricyclic antidepressants and the Brugada syndrome: an example of Brugada waves appearing after the administration of desipramine". Clin Cardiol. 25 (8): 395–8. PMID 12173907.
- ↑ Brugada J, Brugada R, Brugada P. Determinants of sudden cardiac death in individuals with the electrocardiographic pattern of Brugada syndrome and no previous cardiac arrest. Circulation. 2003; 108: 3092–3096.
- ↑ Brugada J, Brugada R, Brugada P. Determinants of sudden cardiac death in individuals with the electrocardiographic pattern of Brugada syndrome and no previous cardiac arrest. Circulation. 2003; 108: 3092–3096.
- ↑ Brugada J, Brugada R, Antzelevitch C, Towbin J, Nademanee K, Brugada P (2002). "Long-term follow-up of individuals with the electrocardiographic pattern of right bundle-branch block and ST-segment elevation in precordial leads V1 to V3". Circulation. 105 (1): 73–8. PMID 11772879. Retrieved 2012-10-13. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Brugada P, Brugada R, Mont L, Rivero M, Geelen P, Brugada J (2003). "Natural history of Brugada syndrome: the prognostic value of programmed electrical stimulation of the heart". Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 14 (5): 455–7. PMID 12776858. Retrieved 2012-10-13. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Priori SG, Napolitano C, Gasparini M, Pappone C, Della Bella P, Giordano U, Bloise R, Giustetto C, De Nardis R, Grillo M, Ronchetti E, Faggiano G, Nastoli J (2002). "Natural history of Brugada syndrome: insights for risk stratification and management". Circulation. 105 (11): 1342–7. PMID 11901046. Retrieved 2012-10-13. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Eckardt L, Probst V, Smits JP, Bahr ES, Wolpert C, Schimpf R, Wichter T, Boisseau P, Heinecke A, Breithardt G, Borggrefe M, LeMarec H, Böcker D, Wilde AA (2005). "Long-term prognosis of individuals with right precordial ST-segment-elevation Brugada syndrome". Circulation. 111 (3): 257–63. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.0000153267.21278.8D. PMID 15642768. Retrieved 2012-10-13. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Brugada J, Brugada R, Brugada P. Determinants of sudden cardiac death in individuals with the electrocardiographic pattern of Brugada syndrome and no previous cardiac arrest. Circulation. 2003; 108: 3092–3096.
- ↑ Brugada J, Brugada R, Brugada P. Determinants of sudden cardiac death in individuals with the electrocardiographic pattern of Brugada syndrome and no previous cardiac arrest. Circulation. 2003; 108: 3092–3096.
- ↑ Brugada J, Brugada R, Brugada P. Determinants of sudden cardiac death in individuals with the electrocardiographic pattern of Brugada syndrome and no previous cardiac arrest. Circulation. 2003; 108: 3092–3096.
- ↑ Brugada J, Brugada R, Antzelevitch C, Towbin J, Nademanee K, Brugada P. Long-term follow-up of individuals with the electrocardiographic pattern of right bundle-branch block and ST-segment elevation in precordial leads V1 to V3. Circulation. 2002; 105: 73–78.