{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Syncope in a febrile state: A case report of Brugada syndrome.
{Author}: Martins J;Braga C;Arantes C;Ramos V;Salgado A;Rebelo A;Correia A;
{Journal}: Rev Port Cardiol
{Volume}: 33
{Issue}: 12
{Year}: Dec 2014
{Factor}: 1.651
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.repc.2014.07.002
{Abstract}: 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.