Brugada syndrome: a case report of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia.

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol

Cardiology Department, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, 3435 CM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.

Published: January 2001

AI Article Synopsis

  • A 56-year-old woman with no structural heart issues showed an ECG pattern typical of Brugada syndrome.
  • She experienced syncope, which is a temporary loss of consciousness, due to monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) with a left bundle branch block (LBBB) pattern.
  • During an electrophysiological study, the same type of VT was induced, confirming the findings.

Article Abstract

A 56-year-old woman without structural heart disease had an ECG typical of Brugada syndrome. Syncope occurred due to monomorphic VT with left bundle branch block (LBBB) morphology. At electrophysiological study, VT with the same morphology was inducible.

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