Key result
Fever unmasks Brugada pattern in ~83% of cases, while ICDs fail to improve mortality.
Why the study?
Brugada pattern and Brugada syndrome require differentiation, as Brugada syndrome carries an increased risk of sudden cardiac death.
p-value: p=0.37
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May not support routine ICD for fever-unmasked Brugada; leaves open optimal management pending prospective data.
Roomi et al. (2020) conducted a review in Brugada pattern (n=71). ICD placement was evaluated on Mortality or Brugada pattern resolution (p=0.37). Fever was the most frequent finding associated with unmasking the Brugada pattern (83%), and ICD placement showed no significant effect on mortality or pattern resolution (p=0.37).
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