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Case Report: Comprehensive evaluation of ECG phenotypes and genotypes in a family with Brugada syndrome carrying SCN5A-R376H

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a channelopathy that can lead to sudden cardiac death in the absence of structural heart disease. Case We report the case of a 20-year-old man with variants in SCN5A and RyR2 genes who was resuscitated from sudden cardiac death during sleep due to a ventricular fibrillation.

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Case Report: Lacosamide unmasking SCN5A-associated Brugada syndrome in a young female with epilepsy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

During the intravenous lacosamide infusion, the patient developed sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricular arrhythmias necessitating resuscitation. Of note, the patient had a family history of sudden cardiac death.

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Abstract 4139677: A rare case of ventriculobronchial fistula caused by an epicardial defibrillator patch

Circulation

Background:Epicardial patch defibrillators (EPDs) were commonly implanted in the 1990s for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. This case highlights such a scenario.Case:A 75-year-old female with a history of cardiac arrest 30 years ago presented with shortness of breath and left leg swelling.

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Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy: A Board Review Question Explained By Video

BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

It is crucial for every medical physician to recognize patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to their underlying medical condition. It is crucial for every medical physician to recognize patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to their underlying medical condition.

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Dark Side of the Moon

EMS 12-Lead

Furthermore, there was no family history of early CAD, MI, or sudden cardiac death. Cardiology admitted him for observation with plans for next-day coronary angiogram. He reported to EMS a medical history of GERD only. V4 – the ST segment is baseline with an associated wider, and taller, T wave. 1] Driver, B.

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A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and "benign early repolarization"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

No family history of sudden cardiac death, cardiomyopathy, premature CAD, or other cardiac issues. Young people can suffer acute coronary occlusion, whether by typical atherosclerotic plaque rupture, or by coronary anomalies, coronary aneurysms, dissections, spasm, etc.