Low prevalence of Brugada-type electrocardiogram in a prospective large cohort of Egyptians

Akram, Mohammed; AbdelWahab, Amir; Salama, Sameh; Mokhtar, Maha H.

doi:10.1016/j.ehj.2013.05.005

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“…This syndrome has been universally known as a rare and dangerous condition which can cause sudden cardiac death (SCD) among seemingly healthy and young individuals. This deathly and inherited disease has a typical electrocardiogram (ECG) which is characterized by a complete or incomplete right bundle branch block (RBBB) with ST segment elevation of

2 mm at the right precordial lead (V1–V3) followed by a negative T-wave [ [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] ].…”

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Telemedicine for detecting Brugada Syndrome in eastern Indonesia: A multi-center prospective observational study

Amir

Munizu

Mappangara

et al. 2021

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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Background The incidence of Brugada syndrome has been reported to occur mostly in Asian countries. However, key countries such as Indonesia, the largest-populated Southeast Asian country, have yet to report any existing data regarding the incidence of Brugada syndrome among its population. Detecting these patients has been challenging, especially in primary healthcare settings, which generally have limited resources. Telemedicine may represent an ideal solution for initial diagnosis to determine if a patient may have this condition. Methods We collected and analyzed numerous 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) of patients who visited various healthcare centers in Makassar for routine medical check-up between June 2017–April 2018. Electrocardiograms from these centers were sent to the Cardiac Center at Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital in Makassar via telemedicine. Results During the period, we successfully obtained 9558 ECGs. While none of the patients were initially suspected of Brugada Syndrome, we found 102 (1.07%) among them to have a Brugada ECG pattern (BrEP). BrEP was more commonly found in males compared to females (67.6% vs. 32.4% of the cases found). There were significant differences in the number of confirmed cases among the types of BrEP for male and female patients. The number of confirmed cases of BrEP in male and female patients were significantly different (p < 0.05), where the number of cases for male vs. female was 8 vs. 4 for type 1, 17 vs. 1 for type 2, and 44 vs. 28 for type 3. Conclusion Brugada syndrome is a disease that is at grave risk of being frequently underdiagnosed. Our study indicates that telemedicine can become an appropriate tool that can assist physicians in detecting suspected patients. Future efforts should also be directed at studying the possible use of telemedicine for detecting other similarly rare conditions.

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2 mm at the right precordial lead (V1–V3) followed by a negative T-wave [ [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Telemedicine for detecting Brugada Syndrome in eastern Indonesia: A multi-center prospective observational study

Amir

Munizu

Mappangara

et al. 2021

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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Low prevalence of Brugada-type electrocardiogram in a prospective large cohort of Egyptians

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Telemedicine for detecting Brugada Syndrome in eastern Indonesia: A multi-center prospective observational study

Telemedicine for detecting Brugada Syndrome in eastern Indonesia: A multi-center prospective observational study

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