Ventricular tachycardia and aggravation of Brugada ECG pattern in a patient with coronary artery disease and combined amiodarone and betablocker therapy [2]

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-60

  Nägele, Herbert ^a   Behrens, S ^a   Castel, A ^b  

^a St Adolfstift Medical Clinic   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DEETHYLAMIODARONE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LOSARTAN; METOPROLOL; TROPONIN T;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; REVASCULARIZATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE INVERSION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 38149059108     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-008-0607-3     Document Type: Letter

References (12)

1. Brugada P, Brugada J (1992) Right bundle branch block, persistent ST segment elevation and sudden cardiac death: a distinct clinical and electrocardiographic syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 20:1391-1396
2. Brugada J, Brugada P, Brugada R (1999) The syndrome of right bundle branch block, ST elevation in V1-V3 and sudden death: the Brugada syndrome. Europace 1:156-166
3. Chinushi M, Furushima H, Tanabe Y, Washizuka T, Aizawaz Y (2005) Similarities between Brugada syndrome and ischemia-induced ST-segment elevation. Clinical correlation and synergy. J Electrocardiol 38(Suppl 4):18-21
4. Aizawa Y, Sato A (2006) Brugada syndrome and vasospastic angina do coexist: potential clinical importance. Intern Med 45(2):43-44
5. Yousef SE, Herre JM (2005) Brugada syndrome mimicking acute coronary syndrome. South Med J 98(8):817-821
6. Paul G, Yusuf S, Sharma S (2006) Unmasking of the Brugada syndrome phenotype during the acute phase of amiodarone infusion. Circulation 114:489-491
7. Sheldon RS, Hill RJ, Cannon NJ, Duff HJ (1989) Amiodarone: biochemical evidence for binding to a receptor for class I drugs associated with the rat cardiac sodium channel. Circ Res 65:477-482
8. Lalevee N, Nargeot J, Barrere-Lemaire S, Gautier P, Richard S (2004) Effects of amiodarone and dronedarone on voltage-dependent sodium current in human cardiomyocytes. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 14:885-890
9. Eleftheriadis D, Panagiotis V, Eleftheriadis N (2004) Recurrent syncopic episodes as a consequence of combined Brugada syndrome and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Which is the therapy of choice? Int J Cardiol 94(2-3):319-320
10. Aouate P, Clerc J, Viard P, Seoud J (2005) Propranolol intoxication revealing a Brugada syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16(3):348-351
11. Ikeda T, Watanuki M, Masunaga N, Miyazawa T, Ninomiya T, Yamada M, Ohashi N, Matsui S (2007) Betablocker subscribed with antiarrhythmic drug for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation was suspected to associate with revealing Brugada syndrome and inducing ventricular fibrillation. Respiration and Circulation 55(4):473-477
12. Wilde A, Riera ARP, Shimizu W, Schulze-Bahr E, Tan H, Brugada P, Corrado D, Gussak I, LeMarec H, Nademanee K, Antzelevitch C, Brugada P, Borggrefe M, Brugada R endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the European Heart Rhythm Association (2005) Brugada Syndrome. Report of the Second Consensus Conference. Circulation 111:659-670