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- * The diagnosis mainly relies on ECG readings, making risk assessment difficult for doctors, leading to inadequate SCD prevention strategies for many patients.
- * The article discusses ongoing research aimed at enhancing diagnostic methods and patient protection, while emphasizing the need for better risk stratification based on current evidence and future directions.
Article Abstract
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited disease with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). However, testing identifies genetic disorders in only 20-30% of patients analysed, indicating a gap in knowledge of its genetic aetiology. Diagnosis relies on ECG, and risk stratification in BrS patients is challenging, primarily because of the complexity of the issue. As a result, clinicians fail to provide the appropriate strategy for SCD prevention for many patients. Several variables and interventions are being studied to improve diagnostics and maximise patient protection. In addition, the scientific community must increase efforts to provide patient care according to knowledge and research for improving stratification of risk. In this article, the authors summarise contemporary evidence on clinical variables and provide an overview of future directions in risk stratification and SCD prevention.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6523056 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.15420/ecr.2018.31.2 | DOI Listing |
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