In patients with severe hyperkalemia, the Brugada syndrome ECG phenotype is associated with a high prevalence of malignant arrhythmias and all-cause mortality. Among patients with severe hyperkalemia ...

In this study, we describe the overlapping phenotypes of short QT interval with Brugada-like ECG in a Chinese man. Furthermore, we identify a heterozygous missense mutation in the patient′s SCN5A ...

Editor's note: This is an edited translation of an interview posted on Medscape en Español. Jorge González, MD: I'm Jorge González, and I am here with Dr Josep Brugada. It is a real pleasure to ...

Hypokalemia has been implicated as a contributing cause for the high prevalence of SUDS in the Northeastern region of Thailand where potassium deficiency is endemic. [163,155] Serum potassium in the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Please discuss Brugada syndrome. Three members of my family died from it before we finally got a diagnosis. Where does it come from? -- V.K. Answer: Brugada syndrome is an inherited, ...

Brugada Syndrome is a genetic disorder that results in sudden cardiac death from polymorphic ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation in the setting of a structurally normal heart. This ...

Brugada Syndrome (BrS) is characterized by ST-segment elevations in the right precordial leads and an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. 8 A total of 358 patients with ...

We studied 98 consecutive cases of intoxication with cyclic antidepressants in 95 patients (mean [±SD] age, 41±13 years) that occurred between January 1998 and December 2001 (Table 1). No patient had ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Please discuss Brugada syndrome. Three members of my family died from it before we finally got a diagnosis. Where does it come from? — V.K. ANSWER: Brugada syndrome is an inherited, ...

A 9-year-old boy who was enjoying a hot dog took an overly big bite – and went into cardiac arrest. But choking wasn’t the cause, according to a case study published Wednesday in the journal ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Please discuss Brugada syndrome. Three members of my family died from it before we finally got a diagnosis. Where does it come from? V.K. Dear V.K.: Brugada syndrome is an inherited, ...