Fever and the electrocardiogram: What about Brugada syndrome?

This editorial refers to the study of Adler, Viskin and colleagues, in which it appears that a Brugada syndrome ECG is much more prevalent in patients with fever than in afebrile patients. This does not yet warrant a widespread diagnostic effort in patients with fever but may be relevant for certain populations. In this editorial and in their manuscript, the possible clinical consequences of these findings are discussed