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Aslan Erdoğan1, Duygu İnan1, Ufuk Yıldız1
1Department of Cardiology, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, Türkiye.
Abstract:
Brugada Syndrome Type 1 is an arrhythmogenic disorder triggered by various etiologies, including febrile illness, pregnancy, and certain medications. This paper describes the electrocardiographic (ECG) manifestation of the Brugada pattern in a patient who developed ventricular arrhythmia after undergoing general anesthesia for pituitary surgery.
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