Transient Brugada Pattern Induced by Loperamide Abuse.

Brugada syndrome (BrS) is classically a malignant, genetically determined, arrhythmic syndrome manifesting as syncope or sudden cardiac death (SCD) in individuals with structurally normal hearts.An exceedingly rare cause of an induced electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern mimicking BrS is secondary to loperamide abuse. The following case describes the onset of a transient Brugada pattern secondary to loperamide abuse in a young healthy male.