title: Likelihood of Brugada ECG pattern confirmed after propafenone administration for atrial fibrillation cardioversion.
abstract: It has been reported that Brugada syndrome is responsible for about half of the sudden cardiac death events with no evidence of structural heart disease. We report a case of hidden ECG Brugada pattern, revealed after oral propafenone administration in the setting of pharmaceutical atrial fibrillation cardioversion.
authors: 2nd Cardiology Department, Hellenic Red Cross Hospital, Athens, Greece. dr99dr75@gmail.com
authors: Theodore D
authors: TD
authors: Dragios
authors: Athanasios G
authors: AG
authors: Manolis
authors: Zenon S
authors: ZS
authors: Kyriakides
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D053840:Brugada Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011405:Propafenone / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D011405:Propafenone