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Brugada-type Electrocardiographic Pattern Induced by Electrocution |
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| Authors: | R Rangaraj Nagaraja Moorthy Shivanand S Patil CN Manjunath |
| Affiliation: | Department of cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology, Bangalore, India |
| Abstract: | Heart is one of the most frequently affected organs in electrocution. Electrical injury can cause life-threatening cardiac complications such as asystole, ventricular fibrillation, and myocardial rupture. In this case report, we describe a 22-yr-old male patient who sustained electric burn injury and presented with electrocardiogram showing transient Brugada type pattern. |
| Keywords: | Electrocution Brugada syndrome early repolarisation ventricular fibrillation sudden cardiac death |