Intoxication with alcohol: An underestimated trigger of Brugada syndrome?

Andrew Achaiah; Neil Andrews

doi:10.1177/2054270416640153

Intoxication with alcohol: An underestimated trigger of Brugada syndrome?

JRSM Open. 2016 May 3;7(5):2054270416640153. doi: 10.1177/2054270416640153. eCollection 2016 May.

Authors

Andrew Achaiah¹, Neil Andrews¹

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Department, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO63LY, UK.

Abstract

Alcohol intoxication is a potentially under-recognised precipitant of Brugada syndrome. Higher pre-cordial electrocardiogram lead placement increases sensitivity of detecting the Brugada pattern.

Keywords: Agonal breathing; Alcohol intoxication; Brugada Syndrome; Risk stratification; Syncope.

Publication types

Case Reports