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Abstract Thirty years ago, a distinctly new clinical-electrocardiographic syndrome was described, today known as Brugada Syndrome (BrS). Typical treatment for this type of syndrome is electrocardiography with ST-segment elevation in the direct precordial derivations. The clinical presentation of the disease is highly variable: the patients can remain completely asymptomatic, but they can also develop episodes of syncope, atrial fibrillation (AF), sinus node dysfunction (SNF), conduction disorders, asystole, and ventricular fibrillation (VF). This disease is caused by mutations in the genes […]
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Brugada Syndrome; Implantable Devices; Sudden Death; Ventricular Fibrillation