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Daisuke Kutsuzawa1, Takanori Arimoto, Tetsu Watanabe, Joji Nitobe, Takuya Miyamoto, Takehiko Miyashita, Tetsuro Shishido, Hiroki Takahashi, Satoshi Nishiyama, Isao Kubota.
Abstract
Hypokalemia accentuates the electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern of Brugada syndrome. We report two patients with Brugada syndrome and hypokalemia-induced lethal events. Despite concealing the typical ECG pattern with normalization of serum potassium levels, late potentials were persistently detected by signal-averaged ECG, even at the 18-month follow-up. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator was inserted to prevent sudden cardiac death. ©2011, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21251142 PMCID: PMC6931973 DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2010.00405.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol ISSN: 1082-720X Impact factor: 1.468