Brugada syndrome
Brugada syndrome | |
ECG findings of Brugada Syndrome | |
ICD-10 | I42.8 |
ICD-9 | 746.89 |
OMIM | 601144 |
DiseasesDB | 31999 |
MeSH | D053840 |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Sudden unexpected death syndrome; SUDS
Differential Diagnosis
Characteristics
- Characterized by a coved-type ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads
- The Brugada ECG is often concealed, but can be unmasked or modulated by a number of drugs and pathophysiological states including sodium channel blockers, a febrile state, vagotonic agents, tricyclic antidepressants, as well as cocaine and Propranolol intoxication.
Diagnosis
Arrhythmias
- Polymorphic VT resembling a rapid Torsade de Pointes (TdP)
- Monomorphic VT is observed infrequently
- VT/VF often terminates spontaneously in patients with the Brugada syndrome which may explain why patients wake up at night after episodes of agonal respiration caused by the arrhythmia.
See also
References
External links
- GeneReviews: Brugada syndrome
- Algado et al: http://www.medspain.com/ant/n13_jun00/Brugada.htm
- Behr: http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/long_qt_syndrome.htm
- The Ramon Brugada Senior Foundation
- http://digilander.libero.it/martini_syndrome/
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