Brugada syndrome, Brugada phenocopy or none?

Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2017 Nov;22(6):e12470. doi: 10.1111/anec.12470. Epub 2017 Jun 13.

Abstract

Brugada syndrome is a form of inherited arrhythmia syndrome characterized by a distinct ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads. Brugada phenocopies are clinical entities that present with an electrocardiographic pattern identical to Brugada syndrome and may obey to various clinical conditions. We present a case of a suicidal attempt using a high dose of propafenone causing a Brugada-type electrocardiographic pattern. Is this a Brugada syndrome case, a Brugada phenocopy or something else?

Keywords: Brugada phenocopy; ECG; brugada syndrome; propafenone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / poisoning*
  • Brugada Syndrome*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrocardiography / drug effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Phenotype
  • Propafenone / poisoning*
  • Suicide, Attempted*

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Propafenone