title: Anaesthetic Management of a Patient with Brugada Syndrome.
abstract: Brugada Syndrome is a condition with an undetermined aetiology and a tendency for malignant arrhythmias, an electrocardiographic pattern of a right bundle branch block with persistent ST segment elevation in the right precordial leads (V1-V3) and no association with structural heart disease. We aimed to discuss the anaesthetic management of an asymptomatic 35-year-old patient with Brugada syndrome who had been diagnosed during the pre-anaesthetic assessment because of the family history of the early sudden cardiac death of his mother. As a result, we believe that detailed patient history and careful examination of laboratory tests and electrocardiography are crucial for early diagnosis of some diseases and for successful anaesthetic management.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Anaesthesiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halide Hande
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Şahinkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Algology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erdem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yaşar
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Anaesthesiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zeki Tuncel
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Tekgül
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Anaesthesiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burcu Özalp
authors.initials: BÖ
authors.lastname: Horsanalı
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Anaesthesiology, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ertaç
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Özeroğlu
keywords: Anaesthesia; Brugada syndrome; ST segment elevation; sudden cardiac death