Electrical Storm - Brugada’s Syndrome- A Case Report and Literature Review
Journal Title: Journal of Emergency Medicine & Critical Care - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Brugada Syndrome is an uncommon and potentially lethal disease with a high potential for morbidity if not diagnosed and treated early. New findings have changed detection and management. This case report illustrates a presentation of symptomatic dysrhythmia and aborted sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a patient who was found to have Brugada Syndrome (BrS) and demonstrates the presentation of electrical storm and the rapidly changing morphologies of the electrocardiogram (ECG) over time, characteristic of the disease.Emergency Physicians should be aware of the varying presentations of Brugada Syndrome and understand.
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Elizabeth M Dorn
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