1. Brugada-type Electrocardiographic Pattern Induced by Fever
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Ozeke, Ozcan, Aras, Dursun, Geyik, Bilal, Deveci, Bulent, Selcuk, Timur, Singh, Balbir, Lokhandwala, Yash, Francis, Johnson, and Gupta, Anup
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JOURNALS: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal ,Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal - Abstract
ST-segment elevation in Brugada syndrome is caused by a shift in the ionic current balance and the creation of a voltage gradient between the epicardium and the endocardium. This ionic mechanism have been shown to be temperature dependent. We describe a 33-year-old man who presented with fever with the dynamic electrocardiographic changes similar to the Brugada syndrome. These electrocardiographic anomalies disappeared when the temperature returned to normal.
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- 2005