A Report of Brugada Syndrome Presenting with Cardiac Arrest Triggered by Verapamil Intoxication

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Yakut K., Erdogan I., Varan B., Atar I.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.34, no.6, pp.576-579, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2016.1301
  • Journal Name: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.576-579
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Brugada syndrome is a disease characterized by a specific electrocardiographic pattern and an increased risk of sudden cardiac death. We present this case with the updated literature to emphasise the need to consider the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome in patients admitted to the emergency ward with sudden cardiac arrest.