title: Brugada sign in a patient with hyperkalemia due to rhabdomyolysis in hypothermia.
abstract: The Brugada sign may appear as an indication of severe hyperkalemia. This phenomena has recently been called as the "Brugada phenocopy". Hyperthermia and hypothermia may lead to rhabdomyolysis. Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome characterized by muscle necrosis and the release of intracellular muscle constituents into the circulation. We present a case where rhabdomyolysis-related delayed hyperkalemia showed Brugada sign on the ECG mimicking ventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: St. John of God Hospital Cardiology Department, Budapest, Hungary. Electronic address: ktomcsanyi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kristóf
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomcsányi
authors.affiliation: St. John of God Hospital Cardiology Department, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: János
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tomcsányi
mesh_terms: D053840:Brugada Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006947:Hyperkalemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Brugada phenocopy; Hyperkalaemia; Hypothermia; Rhabdomyolysis