Brugada Phenocopy: New Terminology and Proposed Classification

Adrian Baranchuk, Timothy Nguyen, Min Hyung Ryu, Francisco Femenía, Wojciech Zareba, Arthur A. M. Wilde, Wataru Shimizu, Pedro Brugada, Andrés R. Pérez-Riera

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Abstract

Brugada syndrome is a channelopathy characterized on ECG by coved ST-segment elevation (=2 mm) in the right precordial leads and is associated with an increased risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The term Brugada phenocopy is proposed to describe conditions that induce Brugada-like ECG manifestations in patients without true Brugada syndrome. An extensive review of the literature identified case reports that were classified according to their suspected etiological mechanism. Future directions to learn more about these intriguing cases is discussed
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)299-314
JournalAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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