Epicardial ablation for prevention of ventricular fibrillation in a patient with Brugada Syndrome

We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with Brugada syndrome, permanent type 1 electrocardiographic pattern, who had previously received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. She suffered frequent syncopal episodes and multiple appropriate shocks (around five per month) due to polymorphic v...

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Main Authors: Nuno Cortez-Dias, Rui Plácido, Liliana Marta, Ana Bernardes, Sílvia Sobral, Luís Carpinteiro, João de Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204914001196