Key result
Intravenous quinidine unmasks type 1 Brugada ECG pattern to confirm diagnosis after sudden cardiac arrest.
Case Report (n=1)
No
May support quinidine challenge for Brugada diagnosis after arrest; leaves open validation in larger cohorts.
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Timothy Edward Paterick (2018) conducted a case report in Brugada syndrome (n=1). Quinidine loading was evaluated on Unmasking of type 1 Brugada ECG pattern. Administration of an intravenous sodium channel blocker (quinidine) unmasked a classic type 1 Brugada ECG pattern, solidifying the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome in a patient with a prior sudden cardiac arrest.
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