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Brugada syndrome remains rare in pediatric patients, with sudden cardiac death averaging 40 years of age, although genetic testing and increased awareness may lead to more childhood diagnoses.
Pediatric cases of Brugada syndrome are currently rare, but diagnoses may increase with genetic testing and disease awareness.
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Supports cautious pediatric Brugada screening; leaves open optimal genetic testing thresholds in children.
Brugada syndrome is an inherited arrhythmia associated with characteristic ST elevation in the right precordial leads and sudden cardiac death. The average age of sudden cardiac death is 40 years; reported pediatric cases remain rare. Genetic testing and increased disease awareness may result in many more children being diagnosed with Brugada syndrome.
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Crosson et al. (2015) studied this question. Brugada syndrome remains rare in pediatric patients, with sudden cardiac death averaging 40 years of age, although genetic testing and increased awareness may lead to more childhood diagnoses.
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