BACKGROUND: Electrocardiograms (ECGs) recorded from the higher intercostal spaces (ICSs) are reported to be helpful for the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome (BS). However, the prevalence of Brugada-type ECG changes recorded from the higher ICSs is unknown in the healthy Korean population. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 225 healthy Korean male subjects with a mean age of 44+/-13 (20-69) years with no syncope or family history of sudden death were enrolled in the present study. ECGs were taken from 4th, 3rd, and 2nd ICSs and examined for Brugada-type ECG changes. There were none on the routine 12-lead ECGs, but 3 (1.3%) of the 225 subjects had a Brugada-type ECG recorded from the higher ICSs and 1 of them had a Brugada-type ECG recorded at both the 2nd and 3rd ICSs. The prevalence of the Brugada-type ECG was 1.3% at the 3rd ICS, 0.4% at the 2nd ICS. All were type 2. CONCLUSION: Some healthy Korean males with normal routine ECGs show Brugada-type 2 changes on ECGs recorded from higher ICSs.
BACKGROUND: Electrocardiograms (ECGs) recorded from the higher intercostal spaces (ICSs) are reported to be helpful for the diagnosis of Brugada syndrome (BS). However, the prevalence of Brugada-type ECG changes recorded from the higher ICSs is unknown in the healthy Korean population. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 225 healthy Korean male subjects with a mean age of 44+/-13 (20-69) years with no syncope or family history of sudden death were enrolled in the present study. ECGs were taken from 4th, 3rd, and 2nd ICSs and examined for Brugada-type ECG changes. There were none on the routine 12-lead ECGs, but 3 (1.3%) of the 225 subjects had a Brugada-type ECG recorded from the higher ICSs and 1 of them had a Brugada-type ECG recorded at both the 2nd and 3rd ICSs. The prevalence of the Brugada-type ECG was 1.3% at the 3rd ICS, 0.4% at the 2nd ICS. All were type 2. CONCLUSION: Some healthy Korean males with normal routine ECGs show Brugada-type 2 changes on ECGs recorded from higher ICSs.
Authors: Anders G Holst; Mogens Tangø; Velislav Batchvarov; Malini Govindan; Stig Haunsø; Jesper H Svendsen; Elijah R Behr; Jacob Tfelt-Hansen Journal: Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol Date: 2012-04 Impact factor: 1.468
Authors: Pasquale Crea; Giuseppe Picciolo; Francesco Luzza; Giuseppe Oreto Journal: Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol Date: 2014-12-24 Impact factor: 1.468