A 77-year-old white diabetic woman was brought to our emergency department (ED) after becoming lightheaded and hypotensive at home. Her routine tests including a chest radiograph were normal. Her ...

We investigated whether Brugada syndrome (BrS)-associated variants identified in the general population have an effect on J-point elevation as well as whether carriers of BrS variants were more prone ...

We studied 98 consecutive cases of intoxication with cyclic antidepressants in 95 patients (mean [±SD] age, 41±13 years) that occurred between January 1998 and December 2001 (Table 1). No patient had ...

Currently, BrS is recognized as a rare, inherited cardiac channelopathy caused by an alteration of ionic currents that leads to ventricular arrhythmias and SCD. It is clinically characterized by ST ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Please discuss Brugada syndrome. Three members of my family died from it before we finally got a diagnosis. Where does it come from? -- V.K. Answer: Brugada syndrome is an inherited, ...

Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a recently identified disorder. Brugada syndrome is a rare but serious heart condition that affects the way electrical signals pass through the heart. It can cause the heart ...

Brugada syndrome is a rare heart condition that can make you faint or have a cardiac arrest. It can cause a dangerous heart rhythm called ventricular fibrillation, which prevents the heart from ...

Brugada syndrome is a rare and a possibly life-threatening inherited disease that puts patients at risk of developing abnormal and irregular heartbeats in the lower heart chambers (ventricles). This ...

A 9-year-old boy who was enjoying a hot dog took an overly big bite – and went into cardiac arrest. But choking wasn’t the cause, according to a case study published Wednesday in the journal ...

Disclosure: Ali A. Sovari, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships in addition to his employment. Disclosure: Marilyn A. Prasun, RN, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial ...