Brugada-type electrocardiographic pattern induced by fever.
ST-segment elevation in Brugada syndrome is caused by a shift in the ionic current balance and the creation of a voltage gradient between the epicardium and the endocardium. This ionic mechanism have been shown to be temperature dependent. We describe a 33-year-old man who presented with fever with the dynamic electrocardiographic changes similar to the Brugada syndrome. These electrocardiographic anomalies disappeared when the temperature returned to normal.
Ozeke
Ozcan
O
Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. ozcanozeke@hotmail.com
Aras
Dursun
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Geyik
Bilal
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Deveci
Bulent
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Selcuk
Timur
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