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Brugada Phenocopy: New Terminology and Proposed Classification |
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| Authors: | Adrian Baranchuk M.D. F.A.C.C. F.R.C.P.C. Timothy Nguyen B.Sc. Min Hyung Ryu B.Sc. Francisco Femenía M.D. Wojciech Zareba M.D. Ph.D. Arthur A.M. Wilde M.D. Ph.D. Wataru Shimizu M.D. Ph.D. Pedro Brugada M.D. Ph.D. Andrés R. Pérez‐Riera M.D. Ph.D. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Division of Cardiology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada;2. Cardiology Division, Hospital Espa?ol, Mendoza, Argentina;3. Cardiology Division, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA;4. Heart Failure Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands;5. Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan;6. Cardiovascular Division, Heart Rhythm Management Center, UZ Brussels‐VUB, Free University of Brussels, Belgium;7. ABC Faculty of Medicine (FMABC), Discipline of Cardiology, Foundation of ABC (FUABC), Santo André, S?o Paulo, Brazil |
| Abstract: | Brugada syndrome is a channelopathy characterized on ECG by coved ST‐segment elevation (≥2 mm) in the right precordial leads and is associated with an increased risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The term Brugada phenocopy is proposed to describe conditions that induce Brugada‐like ECG manifestations in patients without true Brugada syndrome. An extensive review of the literature identified case reports that were classified according to their suspected etiological mechanism. Future directions to learn more about these intriguing cases is discussed. |
| Keywords: | Brugada syndrome Brugada‐like ECG pattern Brugada‐like ECG findings Brugada syndrome mimicry |