Brugada syndrome
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English
Etymology
After Spanish cardiologists Pedro Brugada, Josep Brugada and Ramon Brugada.
Noun
Brugada syndrome (uncountable)
- A genetically inherited condition characterized by abnormal electrocardiogram findings and an increased risk of sudden cardiac death.
- 1996 April, Toshihisa Miyazaki, “Autonomic and antiarrhythmic drug modulation of ST segment elevation in patients with Brugada syndrome”, in Journal of the American College of Cardiology, volume 27, number 5, page 1061:
- We examined the modulatory effects of autonomic nervous system and antiarrhythmic drugs on the ST segment in patients with Brugada syndrome to gain an insight into the mechanism of ST segment elevation.
- 2005, M. Gabriel Khan, Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases, page 13:
- The Brugada syndrome is a congenital disorder of sodium cardiac channel function. It is prevalent in Southeast Asia.
Further reading
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