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Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis And Management, Amit Vira, Md, Ehsanur Rahman, Md
Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis And Management, Amit Vira, Md, Ehsanur Rahman, Md
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Introduction:
The vast majority of cases of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) are caused by ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT), with most cases associated with structural heart disease. SCA in a structurally normal heart is an uncommon occurrence, most often occurring in the third decade of life and accounting for 5-15% of total SCA cases1-2. Common causes include Brugada syndrome, congenital long QT syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, and idiopathic ventricular tachycardia1-3. The majority of these patients with a structurally normal heart are undiagnosed until presenting with sudden cardiac death. It is believed that cardiac arrest is the initial …