[Fortuitous discovery of Brugada syndrome in an asymptomatic 70-year-old sportsman].
The authors report the case of an elderly sportsman presenting with the electrical signs of the syndrome described by Brugada. The absence of any serious clinical events in this patient questions the pejorative prognosis usually reported and the specific identity of this syndrome in relation to right ventricular arrhythmogenic dysplasia.
Douard
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Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévèque, Pessac.
Sagardiluz
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Chevalier
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Labbé
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Broustet
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D000368:Aged; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013177:Sports; D013577:Syndrome