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Not all ST-segment elevations are myocardial infarction: Hyperkalemia and Brugada phenocopy.
The American journal of emergency medicine - 1 Apr 2017
Dendramis Gregory, Petrina Salvatore Massimo, Baranchuk Adrian
Abstract excerpt
Several clinical conditions other than Brugada syndrome (BrS) can mimic acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and Brugada phenocopies are a part of those conditions that can mimic either true BrS or acute myocardial infarction. Our manuscript shows an interesting and didactic case report of type-1 Class A Brugada phenocopy (BrP) induced by hyperkalemia and allow us to teach the systematic approach to...
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