title: Quinidine: an "endangered species" drug appropriate for management of electrical storm in brugada syndrome.
abstract: Brugada syndrome is an inherited channelopathy associated with an increased risk of syncope and sudden cardiac death. In rare cases it can be manifested with electrical storm. We report two cases of Brugada syndrome that presented with electrical storm and were treated successfully with oral quinidine, an "endangered species" drug.
authors.affiliation: 1st Cardiology Department, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Stelios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paraskevaidis
authors.forename: Efstratios K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Theofilogiannakos
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kamperidis
authors.forename: Yiannis S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chatzizisis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsilonis
authors.forename: Vassilios P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Vassilikos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dakos
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stavropoulos
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ziakas
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hadjimiltiades
authors.forename: Ioannis H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Styliadis
keywords: Brugada syndrome; electrical storm; quinidine