Importance of thorough investigation in a patient presenting with recurrent collapse and ST elevation

BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Feb 5;14(2):e238057. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238057.

Abstract

There is increasing literature to suggest numerous subgroups of Brugada syndrome (BrS), including those with ST elevation in the lateral or inferior leads. We present a case of a patient presenting with recurrent collapse and inferior ST elevation degenerating to ventricular fibrillation and ultimately leading to a diagnosis of BrS.

Keywords: arrhythmias; cardiovascular medicine; pacing and electrophysiology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brugada Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Brugada Syndrome / therapy*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Defibrillators, Implantable*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Progression
  • Electrocardiography
  • Fever
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Recurrence
  • ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / diagnosis*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / therapy*