Open AccessBrugada Phenocopy in a Patient with Pectus Excavatum: Systematic Review of the ECG Manifestations Associated with Pectus Excavatum
Author(s) -
Awad Sara F.M.,
BarbosaBarros Raimundo,
de Sousa Belem Lucia,
Cavalcante Camila Pinto,
Riera Andrés Ricardo Pérez,
GarciaNiebla Javier,
Anselm Daniel D.,
Baranchuk Adrian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of noninvasive electrocardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1542-474X
pISSN - 1082-720X
DOI - 10.1111/anec.12082
Subject(s) - pectus excavatum , medicine , phenocopy , cardiology , brugada syndrome , deformity , pulmonary embolism , pericarditis , surgery , phenotype , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Brugada phenocopies (BrP) have emerged as new clinical entities that are etiologically distinct from true Brugada syndrome (BrS). BrP are characterized by an ECG pattern that is phenotypically identical to true BrS (type 1 or type 2); however, BrP are caused by various other factors such as mechanical mediastinal compression, myocardial ischemia, pericarditis, myocarditis, pulmonary embolism, and metabolic disturbances. We report a case of an electrocardiographic BrP in a patient with pectus excavatum deformity in the absence of true BrS using currently defined BrP diagnostic criteria. A systematic review of ECG manifestations associated with pectus excavatum is also discussed.