Acute pericarditis unmasks ST-segment elevation in asymptomatic Brugada syndrome |
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Authors: | Kurisu Satoshi Inoue Ichiro Kawagoe Takuji Ishihara Masaharu Shimatani Yuji Mitsuba Naoya Hata Takaki Nakama Yasuharu Kijima Yasufumi Kisaka Tomohiko |
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Institution: | Department of Cardiology, Hiroshima City Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan. skurisu@nifty.com |
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Abstract: | A 26-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of acute pericarditis. The current patient had a saddle-back type ST-segment elevation shortly after the onset of acute pericarditis. Interestingly, it converted into a coved type ST-segment elevation, subsequently regressed gradually as acute inflammation improved. After 3 months, right ventricular rapid pacing induced ventricular fibrillation, and intravenous sodium channel blocker induced a coved type ST-segment elevation. The current case implies that a Brugada-type ST-segment elevation, which is thought to be false in acute pericarditis, may be true in some patients with asymptomatic Brugada syndrome. |
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Keywords: | pericarditis Brugada syndrome ventricular fibrillation ST-segment elevation |
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