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Case Reports
. 2016 May 3;7(5):2054270416640153.
doi: 10.1177/2054270416640153. eCollection 2016 May.

Intoxication with alcohol: An underestimated trigger of Brugada syndrome?

Andrew Achaiah  1 , Neil Andrews  1
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Intoxication with alcohol: An underestimated trigger of Brugada syndrome?

Andrew Achaiah et al. JRSM Open. .

Abstract

Alcohol intoxication is a potentially under-recognised precipitant of Brugada syndrome. Higher pre-cordial electrocardiogram lead placement increases sensitivity of detecting the Brugada pattern.

Keywords: Agonal breathing; Alcohol intoxication; Brugada Syndrome; Risk stratification; Syncope.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Twelve lead ECG two days post cardiac arrest. ST segment elevation >2 mm in V1 and V2. T-wave inversion in V1–V3.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
ECG taken five years prior to acute presentation. Chest leads V1–V3.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
ECG abnormalities of suspected Brugada syndrome. Taken from Mizusawa and Wilde.
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