Blog Pediatrics Sudden Cardiac Death 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 23, 2024
The granulomatous inflammation affects the heart, causing an infiltrative cardiomyopathy The most common manifestations of cardiac sarcoidosis are atrioventricular (AV) block and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT). SCD (sudden cardiac death) from sarcoid heart disease is thought to be caused by either from high-grade AV block or VT.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 22, 2023
This discussion comes from this previous post: Hyperthermia and ST Elevation Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias. Pediatric and elderly patients were more predisposed to developing an arrhythmic event in the setting of fever [7].
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 30, 2019
The limb lead abnormalities appear to be part of the Brugada pattern, as described in this article: Inferior and Lateral Electrocardiographic RepolarizationAbnormalities in Brugada Syndrome Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
NOVEMBER 24, 2017
I've been working on this a long time, thought about submitting it to a journal, but decided it gets more readers on this blog. Instead, in this blog post we will compare the rule-of-thumb to each of the four formulas, effectively substituting usual care for the unattainable gold-standard of outcomes.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 5, 2019
Fever not only unmasks a Brugada-type electrocardiogram (ECG) but also increases the risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation (VF) or sudden cardiac death. Twenty-one percent (18 of 88) had a family history of sudden cardiac death and 26.4% (14 of 53) carried a pathogenic SCN5A mutation.
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