Brugada syndrome.
Hong Kong Med J
; 19(2): 159-67, 2013 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-23535677
ABSTRACT
As a clinical entity the Brugada syndrome has existed since 1992 and has been associated with a high risk of sudden cardiac death predominately in younger males. Patients can present with symptoms (ie syncope, palpitations, aborted sudden cardiac death) and asymptomatically. Its three characteristic electrocardiographic patterns can occur both spontaneously or after provocation with sodium channel-blocking agents. Risk stratification and the need for treatment depend on the patient's symptoms, electrocardiography, family history, and electrophysiological inducibility to discern if treatment by implantable cardioverter defibrillator, the only effective treatment to date, is appropriate. This review focuses on Brugada syndrome and various aspects of the disease including proposed mechanisms, epidemiology, clinical presentations, genetics, diagnosis, risk stratification, and treatment options.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Morte Súbita Cardíaca
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Desfibriladores Implantáveis
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Predisposição Genética para Doença
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Síndrome de Brugada
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hong Kong Med J
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália