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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep 30;2(1):52-56.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.09.005. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Epicardial mapping and ablation of the right ventricle substrate during flecainide testing in Brugada syndrome

Laila Gonzalez-Melchor  1 , Josep Brugada  2 , Jose Luis Martinez-Sande  1 , Javier Garcia-Seara  1 , Jesus Alberte Fernandez-Lopez  1 , Carlo Pappone  3 , Jose Ramon Gonzalez-Juanatey  1
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Epicardial mapping and ablation of the right ventricle substrate during flecainide testing in Brugada syndrome

Laila Gonzalez-Melchor et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
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Keywords: Ablation; BrS, Brugada syndrome; Brugada syndrome; Cardiac mapping; ECG, electrocardiogram; Epicardium; Flecainide; ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; RF, radiofrequency; RV, right ventricle; RVOT, right ventricular outflow tract; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia.

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Figure 1
Twelve-lead electrocardiogram (ECG). A: At the beginning of electrophysiological study, BrS type 2 pattern. B: After flecainide acetate intravenous infusion. C: During radiofrequency onset. D: Final ECG at the end of electrophysiological study. E: Twelve-lead ECG 5 months after epicardial ablation.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Anteroposterior view of right ventricle epicardial voltage map. Different late electrograms are shown before ablation, located predominantly in the anterior wall and outflow tract. A: Before flecainide acetate infusion. B: After flecainide acetate infusion.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Anteroposterior view of the right ventricle epicardial voltage map after radiofrequency (RF) ablation. Electrograms displayed before and after RF delivery.
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