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Ermias S Greffie1, Saleh Alhalaseh1, Lynn Zaremski2
1Internal Medicine, St. Barnabas Hospital (SBH) City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine, Bronx, USA.
Abstract:
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a hereditary channelopathy associated with malignant ventricular arrhythmia and sudden death in individuals with a structurally normal heart. It is characterized by an ST-segment elevation in the precordial leads. Brugada phenocopy (BrP) is a term given to conditions that could result in ST morphologies identical to those found in Brugada syndrome (Brugada pattern electrocardiogram (EKG) changes) without the actual channelopathy responsible for Brugada syndrome. BrP is a rare EKG manifestation of hyperkalemia, commonly seen at high serum levels of potassium, and associated with malignant arrhythmia. Here, we present a case with Brugada pattern EKG changes associated with hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis, which normalized after correcting the electrolyte abnormalities. In this case, we also wanted to highlight that not all ST-segment elevation is due to myocardial infarction (MI). In young patients with no coronary artery disease (CAD) risk factors, other potential ST elevation causes should be considered.
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