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- Title
Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Spontaneous or Inducible Ventricular Fibrillation Without Apparent Heart Disease Presenting with J Wave and ST Segment Elevation in Inferior Leads.
- Authors
Takagi, Masahiko; Aihara, Naohiko; Takaki, Hiroshi; Taguchi, Atsushi; Shimizu, Wataru; Kurita, Takashi; Suyama, Kazuhiro; Kamakura, Shiro
- Abstract
Introduction: The clinical characteristics of three patients with spontaneous or inducible ventricular fibrillation (VF) without apparent heart disease, who presented with J wave and ST segment elevation in inferior leads, are described. Methods and Results: All patients were male and experienced syncope. Their symptoms occurred at night or early in the morning. Holter ECG revealed infrequent premature ventricular complexes. Injection with disopyramide 2 mg/kg augmented ST segment elevation. Conclusion: These characteristics were very similar to those of patients with Brugada syndrome. These three patients with these specific features might have a variant of Brugada syndrome.
- Subjects
VENTRICULAR fibrillation; BRUGADA syndrome; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART diseases; CARDIOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2000, Vol 11, Issue 8, p844
- ISSN
1045-3873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb00062.x