A 77-year-old white diabetic woman was brought to our emergency department (ED) after becoming lightheaded and hypotensive at home. Her routine tests including a chest radiograph were normal. Her ...
We investigated whether Brugada syndrome (BrS)-associated variants identified in the general population have an effect on J-point elevation as well as whether carriers of BrS variants were more prone ...
We studied 98 consecutive cases of intoxication with cyclic antidepressants in 95 patients (mean [±SD] age, 41±13 years) that occurred between January 1998 and December 2001 (Table 1). No patient had ...
Dear Dr. Roach: Please discuss Brugada syndrome. Three members of my family died from it before we finally got a diagnosis. Where does it come from? -- V.K. Answer: Brugada syndrome is an inherited, ...
Taking a big bite of a hot dog nearly killed a 9-year-old boy in Turkey, but it was a rare heart disorder, not choking, that triggered the close call, a new case report reveals. The boy suffered ...
Background A 55-year-old man presented at hospital with recurrent syncope. He did not have any prodromic symptoms and did not report having palpitations, dizziness or chest pain before, during or ...
Ajmaline is a class IA antiarrhythmic drug used diagnostically (not used therapeutically) to elicit ECG changes in patients suspected to have Brugada syndrome. When infused in the electrophysiology ...
A 9-year-old boy who was enjoying a hot dog took an overly big bite – and went into cardiac arrest. But choking wasn’t the cause, according to a case study published Wednesday in the journal ...
Disclosure: Ali A. Sovari, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships in addition to his employment. Disclosure: Marilyn A. Prasun, RN, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial ...
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