title: Brugada phenocopy: new terminology and proposed classification.
abstract: Brugada syndrome is a channelopathy characterized on ECG by coved ST-segment elevation (≥2 mm) in the right precordial leads and is associated with an increased risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The term Brugada phenocopy is proposed to describe conditions that induce Brugada-like ECG manifestations in patients without true Brugada syndrome. An extensive review of the literature identified case reports that were classified according to their suspected etiological mechanism. Future directions to learn more about these intriguing cases is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. barancha@kgh.kari.net
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baranchuk
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Min Hyung
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Femenía
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zareba
authors.forename: Arthur A M
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wilde
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brugada
authors.forename: Andrés R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Pérez-Riera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D053840:Brugada Syndrome / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009626:Terminology as Topic