Why the study?
Does the use of higher intercostal space ECG leads with or without procainamide improve the detection of the Brugada sign in SUDS survivors and their relatives compared to standard 12-lead ECG?
Does the use of higher intercostal space ECG leads with or without procainamide improve the detection of the Brugada sign in SUDS survivors and their relatives compared to standard 12-lead ECG?
Higher intercostal space ECG leads, combined with procainamide testing, significantly improve the detection of the Brugada sign in relatives of sudden unexplained death syndrome survivors.
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May support higher-lead ECG protocols in family screening; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Somkiat Sangwatanaroj (2001) studied this question.
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