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Unique ECG pattern identifies Brugada syndrome in a young man presenting with chest pain.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance for emergency physicians to recognize the unique ECG pattern of Brugada Syndrome as a marker of sudden cardiac death.
Recognition of Brugada ECG pattern may aid emergency diagnosis; case reports leave open prospective validation before broader screening.
Brugada Syndrome has a unique electrocardiographic pattern of downsloping ST-segment elevation in the right praecordial leads (V1 to V3), right bundle branch block pattern and a normal QT-interval. Intermittent and concealed forms do exist. It is important for emergency physicians to recognise this ECG marker of sudden cardiac death. We report the case of a young man who presented to the Emergency Department with chest pain, and whose ECG was diagnostic of Brugada Syndrome. This is followed by a discussion on its recognition, postulated mechanisms and current mode of management.
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Lateef et al. (2001) conducted a case report in Brugada Syndrome (n=1). A young man presenting with chest pain was diagnosed with Brugada Syndrome based on its unique electrocardiographic pattern, highlighting the importance of recognizing this marker.
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