February 15, 2006Clinical Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

An Unusual Cause of ST Segment Elevation

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A patient presenting with fever, witnessed syncopal episode, family history, and characteristic…

Design

Case_report

Authors

DGDavid GardinerUniversity of Aberdeen KRKa Young RheeCornell University PMP. A. MackowiakUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore

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Implication

Fever may unmask Brugada ECG changes in susceptible patients; this case report leaves open prospective validation of fever-triggered risk.

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Population

A patient presenting with fever, witnessed syncopal episode, family history, and characteristic electrocardiogram findings (ST elevations in precordial leads V1, V2, and V3) leading to a diagnosis of Brugada syndrome.

Intervention

Implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) placement prior to hospital discharge.

Fever can precipitate the characteristic ECG findings of Brugada syndrome, highlighting the importance of recognizing temperature-dependent unmasking of this arrhythmogenic condition.

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Gardiner et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70d743f44fa9f079de8fc3 https://doi.org/10.1086/500414

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Fever may unmask Brugada ECG changes in susceptible patients; this case report leaves open prospective validation of fever-triggered risk.

An Unusual Cause of ST Segment Elevation

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