Sudden cardiac arrest – ST-segment elevation – from STEMI to Brugada syndrome Case report

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Published: Apr 4, 2016
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Brugada syndrome, sudden cardiac arrest, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

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Joanna Syska-Sumińska
1. Katedra i Klinika Kardiologii, Nadciśnienia Tętniczego i Chorób Wewnętrznych, II Wydział Lekarski, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny. 2. Zespół Oddziałów Chorób Wewnętrznych, Kardiologii i Nadciśnienia Tętniczego, Mazowiecki Szpital Bródnowski
Iwonna Grzywanowska-Łaniewska
1. Katedra i Klinika Kardiologii, Nadciśnienia Tętniczego i Chorób Wewnętrznych, II Wydział Lekarski, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny. 2. Zespół Oddziałów Chorób Wewnętrznych, Kardiologii i Nadciśnienia Tętniczego, Mazowiecki Szpital Bródnowski

Abstract

ECG analysis in 58-year-old women, previous healthy, admitted to emergency room after sudden cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation; effective defibrillation; ACS STEMI was suspected. Myocardial infarction wasn’t confirmed. Brugada syndrome was diagnosed. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was implantated.

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Syska-Sumińska , J., & Grzywanowska-Łaniewska , I. (2016). Sudden cardiac arrest – ST-segment elevation – from STEMI to Brugada syndrome. Cardiology in Practice, 10(1), 23-27. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/kwp/article/view/1293
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