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Review
. 2008 Sep;10(5):376-83.
doi: 10.1007/s11886-008-0060-y.

Brugada syndrome: recent advances and controversies

Charles Antzelevitch  1 , Eyal Nof
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Review

Brugada syndrome: recent advances and controversies

Charles Antzelevitch et al. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

The Brugada syndrome, first described as a new clinical entity in 1992, is widely recognized today as a form of inherited sudden cardiac arrest. The past 16 years witnessed a progressive increase in the number of reported cases and a dramatic proliferation of articles serving to define the clinical, genetic, cellular, ionic, and molecular aspects of the disease. This article provides a brief overview of recent advances in our understanding of the clinical presentation and molecular and cellular mechanisms and an update of existing controversies.

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