Brugada syndrome is associated with scar and endocardial involvement: Insights from high-density mapping with the
Rui Providência1, Pedro Carmo2, Francisco Moscoso Costa2
1Department of Cardiology, Santa Cruz Hospital, CHLO, Carnaxide, Portugal; St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
The authors report the first catheter ablation of Brugada syndrome in the literature using the Rhythmia™ mapping system. Learning points include: (1) low voltage areas can be documented while mapping in some individuals, suggesting that Brugada syndrome may not be a pure ion channel disorder; (2) typical long fractionated potentials can also be identified in the endocardium, supporting the need to map the endocardium in all Brugada patients requiring ablation; (3) disappearance of the typical coved pattern following ablation does not necessarily predict cure, as the patient we present experienced ventricular fibrillation recurrence a few months later.
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