The prognosis of asymptomatic subjects remains the most controversial issue in Brugada syndrome (BS). A meta-analysis on the prognostic role of spontaneous type 1 electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern and programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS) in asymptomatic subjects with Brugada electrocardiogram was performed. Current databases were searched until March 2014. Fourteen prospective observational studies were included in the present meta-analysis, accumulating data on 3,536 asymptomatic subjects (2,820 men) with BS phenotype. The mean follow-up period varied from 20 and 77 months. Data regarding 1,398 asymptomatic subjects with spontaneous type 1 ECG pattern of BS were retrieved from 6 studies. During follow-up, arrhythmic events (sustained ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation, appropriate device therapies, or arrhythmic death) occurred in 42 patients (3%). The meta-analysis of these studies demonstrated that asymptomatic subjects with spontaneous type 1 ECG pattern of BS exhibit an increased risk of future arrhythmic events (odds ratio = 3.56, 95% confidence interval 1.70 to 7.47, Z = 3.37, p = 0.0008); 1,104 asymptomatic subjects with BS ECG pattern from 12 studies underwent PVS and were available for analysis. During follow-up, arrhythmic events occurred in 36 subjects (3.3%). Inducible ventricular arrhythmias at PVS were predictive of future arrhythmic events (odds ratio = 3.51, 95% confidence interval 1.60 to 7.67, Z = 3.14, p = 0.002). In conclusion, this meta-analysis showed that asymptomatic subjects with either spontaneous diagnostic ECG pattern or inducible ventricular arrhythmias at PVS are at increased risk.

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