BRUGADA PHENOCOPY IN HYPERKALEMIA – A RARE ECG FINDING

Authors

  • Nirdosh Kumar Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3969-0008
  • Fareed Ahmed Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
  • Areeba Memon Aga Khan Medical College, Karachi
  • Jamil Ahmed Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55519/JAMC-03-11542

Keywords:

Brugada Syndrome, Brugada Phenocopy, Hyperkalemia, ECG, Emergency Department

Abstract

Hyperkalemia is a potentially fatal clinical problem frequently seen in the emergency department (ED). It causes a spectrum of electrocardiogram (ECG) changes such as peaked T-waves, prolonged PR interval, widened QRS complexes, intraventricular/fascicular/bundle branch blocks, etc. Brugada Phenocopy (BrP) is a rare ECG finding seen in severe hyperkalemia associated with the prevalence of malignant cardiac arrhythmias and all-cause mortality. Unlike Brugada Syndrome (BrS) it is a transient phenomenon and completely resolves with the normalization of hyperkalemia. Here we report a Brugada Phenocopy (BrP) case observed in a middle-aged male with severe hyperkalemia.

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Published

2023-07-10

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 3 (2023): JOURNAL OF AYUB MEDICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTABAD

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CASE REPORT

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