title: Brugada syndrome in Puerto Rico: a case series.
abstract: Brugada syndrome is characterized by ST-segment changes in the right precordial ECG leads and a high incidence of sudden death in patients with strutural norm hearts. Life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias are the hallmark of Brugada syndrome whice incidence and prevalence of BrS in Puerto Rico, to our knowledge, has never been studied and there is only one case report of BrS in Puerto Rico in the literature. We review three cases of BrS in Puerto Rican patients who presented to our institution with syncope reviewing the literature.
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Banchs-Viñas
authors.forename: Norwin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Banchs-Pieretti
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Altieri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D053840:Brugada Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011647:Puerto Rico