What are some rare heart conditions?
For example, here are some of the rare heart conditions in children that we treat:
- Anomalous coronary artery.
- Aortic stenosis.
- Double outlet right ventricle.
- Ebstein’s anomaly.
- Eisenmenger syndrome.
- Endocarditis.
- Hyperlipidemia.
- Mitral valve conditions.
What part of the world has the least heart disease?
Males in Hong Kong have the lowest death rate for cardiovascular disease, the Russian Federation rate being about six times greater. For females, the lowest death rates are found in France, Hong Kong and Japan. All of these countries have rates less than a quarter of those in the Russian Federation.
What is atypical Brugada pattern?
The Brugada Syndrome (BrS) is a heterogeneous genetic disease characterized by persistent or transient ST-segment elevation in the right precordial electrocardiography (ECG) leads and a high incidence of sudden death and life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with structurally normal hearts.
What does a Brugada syndrome ECG look like?
Electrocardiographic criteria Type I is the only ECG criterion that is diagnostic of Brugada syndrome. The type I ECG is characterized by a J elevation >=2 mm (0.2 mV) a coved type ST segment followed by a negative T wave (see figure).
Is Brugada genetic?
Brugada syndrome is a genetic disease and follows autosomal dominant inheritance. Currently, the prevalence of Brugada syndrome is estimated at 5 in 10,000 people.
Who gets Brugada syndrome?
People who are at greatest risk for the disorder are those of Asian descent, particularly Japanese and Southeast Asian heritage. It occurs 8 to 10 times more often in men than in women. Researchers think the male hormone testosterone may contribute to the difference between genders.
What is a Brugada pattern?
Brugada syndrome is a disorder characterized by sudden death associated with one of several electrocardiographic (ECG) patterns characterized by incomplete right bundle-branch block and ST elevations in the anterior precordial leads.
Can Brugada syndrome be misdiagnosed?
Misdiagnosis of Brugada Syndrome Spurious BrS type ECG changes can be seen in patients following cardioversion and last for a few hours and may lead to an incorrect diagnosis of BrS.
What medications cause Brugada syndrome?
However, recently, many other pharmacological agents not related to class I anti-arrhythmic agents have been reported to induce Brugada ECG patterns including tricyclic antidepressants, fluoxetine, lithium, trifluoperazine, antihistamines, and cocaine.