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Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Spontaneous or Inducible Ventricular Fibrillation Without Apparent Heart Disease Presenting with J Wave and ST Segment Elevation in Inferior Leads
Author(s) -
TAKAGI MASAHTKO,
AIHARA NAOHIKO,
TAKAKI HIROSHI,
TAGUCHI ATSUSHI,
SHIMIZU WATARU,
KURITA TAKASHI,
SUYAMA KAZUHIRO,
KAMAKURA SHIRO
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb00062.x
Subject(s) - medicine , brugada syndrome , cardiology , ventricular fibrillation , st segment , j wave , morning , st elevation , electrocardiography , heart disease , atrial fibrillation , disopyramide , myocardial infarction
Ventricular Fibrillation with J Wave in Inferior Leads. Introduction : The clinical characteristics of three patients with spontaneous or inducible ventricular fibrillation (VF) without apparent heart disease, who presented with J wave and ST segment elevation in inferior leads, are described. Methods and Results : All patients were male and experienced syncope. Their symptoms occurred at night or early in the morning. Holter ECG revealed infrequent premature ventricular complexes. Injection with disopyramide 2 mg/kg augmented ST segment elevation. Conclusion : These characteristics were very similar to those of patients with Brugada syndrome. These three patients with these specific features might have a variant of Brugada syndrome.