Brugada syndrome following tricyclic antidepressant overdose.
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.
Bigwood
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B
Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Galler
D
D
Amir
N
N
Smith
W
W
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
D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic