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Brugada Electrocardiographic Pattern Induced During Febrile State with Marked Leukocytosis
Author(s) -
GAVRIELATOS GERASIMOS,
LETSAS KONSTANTINOS P.,
PAPPAS LOUKAS K.,
EFREMIDIS MICHALIS,
SIDERIS ANTONIOS,
KARDARAS FOTIS
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00589.x
Subject(s) - leukocytosis , brugada syndrome , medicine , cardiology , j wave
Several agents and conditions have been reported to unmask or accentuate the electrocardiographic pattern of Brugada syndrome including fever. At a molecular level, sodium channels have been showed to be temperature dependent. Herein, we describe a case of Brugada electrocardiographic pattern unmasked during febrile state and marked leukocytosis.