Clinical Characteristics and Electrophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Brugada ECG in Patients With Severe Hyperkalemia

Clinical Characteristics and Electrophysiological Mechanisms Underlying Brugada ECG in Patients With Severe Hyperkalemia

Background Several metabolic conditions can cause the Brugada ECG pattern, also called Brugada phenotype (BrPh). We aimed to define the clinical characteristics and outcome of BrPh patients and elucidate the mechanisms underlying BrPh attributed to hyperkalemia. Methods and Results We prospectively...

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Main Authors: Allan Rivera‐Juárez, Ismael Hernández‐Romero, Carolina Puertas, Serena Zhang‐Wang, Beatriz Sánchez‐Álamo, Raphael Martins, Carlos Figuera, María S. Guillem, Andreu M. Climent, Francisco Fernández‐Avilés, Alberto Tejedor, José Jalife, Felipe Atienza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
Brugada syndrome
hyperkalemia
Sudden cardiac death
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.010115

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