title: [Brugada syndrome--unique ECG pattern].
abstract: In 1992, the Brugada brothers, cardiologists from Spain, described 8 patients who survived sudden cardiac death and had a unique ECG pattern. Electrocardiographically characterized by a distinct ST-segment elevation in the right precordial leads. The syndrome is associated with a high risk for sudden cardiac death in young and otherwise healthy adults. Since then, thousands of cases were published. The syndrome is still under-diagnosed which has a serious implication on patient's prognosis. We described one patient who was misdiagnosed at the ER.
authors.affiliation: Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot.
authors.forename: Offir
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Paz
authors.forename: Yudit
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Atias
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swissa
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caspi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013577:Syndrome