Open AccessBrugada Phenocopy Clinical Reproducibility Demonstrated by Recurrent Hypokalemia
Author(s) -
Genaro Natalia R.,
Anselm Daniel D.,
Cervino Nahuel,
Estevez Ariel O.,
Perona Carlos,
Villamil Alejandro M.,
Kervorkian Ruben,
Baranchuk Adrian
Publication year - 2014
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.12101
Subject(s) - phenocopy , medicine , brugada syndrome , precordial examination , cardiology , hypokalemia , electrocardiography , biochemistry , chemistry , mutant , gene
Brugada phenocopies (BrP) are clinical entities that are etiologically distinct from true congenital Brugada syndrome (BrS). BrP are characterized by type 1 or type 2 Brugada electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns in precordial leads V 1 –V 3 ; however, BrP are elicited by various underlying clinical conditions such as electrolyte disturbances, myocardial ischemia, or poor ECG filters. In this report, we describe the first case of clinically reproducible BrP which is important to the conceptual evolution of BrP.