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Aims In patients with Brugada syndrome (BrS) but without spontaneous Type-1 electrocardiogram, several electrocardiographic characteristics have been studied, including the β-angle. Previous studies suggested that the β-angle might be useful in distinguishing BrS-patients from patients with only suggestive repolarization patterns without performing sodium channel blocker provocation testing. In this study, we aimed to determine the diagnostic value of the β-angle in patients suspected of BrS. Methods and results A large cohort (n = 1430) of consecutive patients who underwent provocation testing was evaluated. β-angles were measured in leads V1, V2, and their corresponding positions over the second and third intercostal space. Receiver-operating characteristic curves were constructed and the diagnostic accuracy of previously reported β-angle cut-offs were calculated and evaluated. The importance of the β-angle for predicting the provocation test outcome was determined using a prediction model constructed with logistic regression. The optimum β-angle cut-off in our cohort for ruling out a positive provocation test was 15°; sensitivities were 80–98% and negative predictive values were 79–96% among the right precordial leads. Previously reported β-angle cut-offs performed less well, indicated by lower Youden indices. In the optimism-corrected prediction model [C-statistic: 0.78 (95% CI: 0.75–0.81)], the β-angle had large value (Z-score: 2.1–10.3) and aided construction of a nomogram to predict test outcome. Conclusion To predict the outcome of provocation testing for BrS, the β-angle alone does not demonstrate strong diagnostic characteristics. However, the β-angle is an important variable to predict provocation test outcome and thus has added value.

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The β-angle can help guide clinical decisions in the diagnostic work-up of patients suspected of Brugada syndrome: a validation study of the β-angle in determining the outcome of a sodium channel provocation test