title: Remote monitoring of a high-risk patient with Brugada syndrome: association of different arrhythmic manifestations.
abstract: We report on the remote arrhythmia monitoring of a 34-year-old man with highly symptomatic Brugada syndrome, who initially presented with syncope, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and spontaneous coved-type electrocardiogram. The patient received a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) with Home Monitoring™ facilities and experienced recurrent ICD shocks for spontaneous ventricular fibrillation (VF) episodes during the first year after ICD implantation. Remote monitoring revealed an increased burden of premature ventricular complexes and atrial arrhythmias each time VF spontaneously occurred. Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias were effectively suppressed by low-dose quinidine without severe side effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Strümpellstr. 39, 04289, Leipzig, Germany, s.richter@med.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brugada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D053840:Brugada Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*