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Expert cardiologists cannot distinguish between Brugada phenocopy and Brugada syndrome electrocardiogram patterns.
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology - 1 Jul 2016
Gottschalk Byron H, Anselm Daniel D, Brugada Josep, Brugada Pedro, Wilde Arthur A, Chiale Pablo A, Pérez-Riera Andres R, Elizari Marcelo V, De Luna Antoni Bayés, Krahn Andrew D, Tan Hanno L, Postema Pieter G, Baranchuk Adrian
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Brugada phenocopies (BrPs) are electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns that are identical to true Brugada syndrome (BrS) but are induced by various clinical conditions. The concept that both ECG patterns are visually identical has not been formally demonstrated. The aim of our study was to determine if experts on BrS were able to accurately distinguish between the BrS and BrP ECG patterns. METHODS AND RESULTS: Six...
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