Article
Brugada syndrome.
Orphanet journal of rare diseases - 14 Sept 2006
Napolitano Carlo, Priori Silvia G
Abstract excerpt
A novel clinical entity characterized by ST segment elevation in right precordial leads (V1 to V3), incomplete or complete right bundle branch block, and susceptibility to ventricular tachyarrhythmia and sudden cardiac death has been described by Brugada et al. in 1992. This disease is now frequently called "Brugada syndrome" (BrS). The prevalence of BrS in the general population is unknown. The suggested...
Topics
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Brugada Syndrome
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Humans
- Muscle Proteins
- Mutation
- NAV1.5 Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel
- Quinidine
- Sodium Channels
