Abstract:Brugada syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern which is associated with ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death in a patient with structurally normal heart. The diagnosis is clinched on characteristic EKG pattern of >2 mm ST segment elevation followed by negative T wave in right precordial leads V1,2 either occurring spontaneously or with pharmacological provocation with a sodium channel blocker. Prevalence of this disease varies by geographic location and sex with highest preponde… Show more
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