Reversible Cocaine-Induced Brugada Pattern in a Middle-Aged Man with Chest Pain
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https://doi.org/10.17987/icfj.v4i0.141Abstract
Brugada syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder, characterized by electrocardiographic manifestations of a pseudo right bundle branch block and a distinctive ST segment elevation in the precordial leads, with a predisposition to ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrest. Many medications and toxins have been reported to induce a Brugada pattern on electrocardiogram. We report a case of a patient who presented with chest pain and was found to have electrocardiographic manifestation of Brugada type II in the setting of cocaine use and chest pain.
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