Brugada syndrome risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Risk Statification

• Patients with syncope and an abnormal Type 1 ECG are at higher risk
• Asymptomatic patients at risk can be identified
  • Presence of spontaneous Type 1 ST-segment elevation
  • Characteristics of the S wave
  • Presence of late potentials
  • Inducibility of VT/VF using PES.