title: Brugada syndrome following tricyclic antidepressant overdose.
abstract: The Brugada syndrome, a pro-arrhythmogenic repolarization abnormality, is becoming increasingly recognised as a cause of collapse and sudden cardiac death. We report a case of a 48-year-old man with a tricyclic overdose and a delayed presentation of the Brugada pattern in the ICU. This case raises the need for clinicians to be aware of the Brugada pattern and those patients potentially at risk.
authors.affiliation: Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bigwood
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galler
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic