%0 Case Reports
%T Syncope in a febrile state: A case report of Brugada syndrome.
%A Martins J
%A Braga C
%A Arantes C
%A Ramos V
%A Salgado A
%A Rebelo A
%A Correia A
%J Rev Port Cardiol
%V 33
%N 12
%D Dec 2014
%M 25448794
%F 1.651
%R 10.1016/j.repc.2014.07.002
%X In 1992, Brugada and Brugada first described a new entity, which became known as Brugada syndrome, that is associated with a high risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in patients without structural heart disease. This syndrome is characterized by a distinct electrocardiographic phenotype, type 1 Brugada pattern, consisting of a coved ST-segment elevation (≥0.2 mV) followed by a negative T wave in more than one right precordial lead. This pattern is dynamic, and can be spontaneous or concealed, but is unmasked under certain circumstances, like febrile states. The authors report a case in which the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome was made in the course of etiologic investigation of recurrent syncope in a febrile state.