Author(s): Rabaçal, C ; Mendonça, C ; Nuno, L ; Almeida, A ; Afonso, S
Date: 2004
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/6234
Origin: Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira
Subject(s): Bundle-Branch Block; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Tachycardia, Ventricular; Bloqueio Completo do Ramo; Morte Súbita Cardíaca; Taquicardia Ventricular
Brugada syndrome is an electrocardiographic diagnosis that is increasingly recognized as a cause of sudden cardiac death. The authors present a clinical case of a patient with a family history of sudden death, in whom a diagnosis of Brugada syndrome had been established, and who died suddenly. They also present a brief review of the main findings of this entity, particularly the diagnostic criteria and treatment of choice, since it is recognized that its prevalence will rise in the coming years.
