Brugada syndrome associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A case report

paythelady.612 shared this article with you from Inoreader Brugada syndrome associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A case report Μέσω pubmed: "world j clin cases"... World J Clin Cases. 2021 Jul 6;9(19):5345-5351. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i19.5345. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited disease characterized by an electrocardiogram (ECG) with a coved-type ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads (V1-V3), which predisposes to sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation in the absence of structural heart disease. We report the case of a 29-year-old man with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. BrS is associated with a high incidence of SCD in adults, and increasing the awareness of BrS and prompt recognition of the Brugada ECG pattern can be lifesaving. CASE SUMMARY: A 29-year-old man suffered from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and after defibrillation, his ECG demonstrated a coved-type elevated ST segment in V1 and V2. These findings were compatible with type 1 Brugada pattern, and ECG of his brother showed a type 2 Brugada pattern. The diagnosis was BrS, NYHF IV, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, sepsis, and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. The patient had no arrhythmia episodes after discharge throughout a follow-up period of 36 mo. CONCLUSION: Increasing awareness of BrS and prompt recognition of the Brugada ECG pattern can be lifesaving. PMID:34307588 | PMC:PMC8283591 | DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i19.5345 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.