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Review
. 2012 Oct;17(4):299-314.
doi: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2012.00525.x. Epub 2012 Aug 13.

Brugada phenocopy: new terminology and proposed classification

Adrian Baranchuk  1 , Timothy Nguyen, Min Hyung Ryu, Francisco Femenía, Wojciech Zareba, Arthur A M Wilde, Wataru Shimizu, Pedro Brugada, Andrés R Pérez-Riera
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Review

Brugada phenocopy: new terminology and proposed classification

Adrian Baranchuk et al. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2012 Oct.

Abstract

Brugada syndrome is a channelopathy characterized on ECG by coved ST-segment elevation (≥2 mm) in the right precordial leads and is associated with an increased risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The term Brugada phenocopy is proposed to describe conditions that induce Brugada-like ECG manifestations in patients without true Brugada syndrome. An extensive review of the literature identified case reports that were classified according to their suspected etiological mechanism. Future directions to learn more about these intriguing cases is discussed.

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