An Iatrogenically Unmasked Life Threatening Disease: Brugada Syndrome
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 426-428, 2013.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Brugada syndrome is a life threatening disease that is usually overlooked during emergency service admissions. It is characterized by typical electrocardiography resembling right bundle branch block, static or dynamic ST-segment elevation in leads V 1-3. There is familial tendency in some cases. A majority of patients have a structurally normal heart and are likely to remain asymptomatic, however they may present to emergency departments with syncope and various serious arrhythmias. Therefore it is crucially important for emergency medicine physicians not to omit this potential diagnosis. Herein we report a case with Brugada syndrome which was iatrogenically unmasked after propafenone administration for atrial fibrillation.
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Main subject:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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Atrial Fibrillation
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Syncope
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Propafenone
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Bundle-Branch Block
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Electrocardiography
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Emergencies
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Emergency Medicine
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Brugada Syndrome
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Heart
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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