Brugada Syndrome and Pregnancy: Highlights on Antenatal and Prenatal Management

• Main Authors: Laura Giambanco (Author), Domenico Incandela (Author), Antonio Maiorana (Author), Walter Alio (Author), Luigi Alio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Brugada syndrome is characterized by a disruption of heart's normal rhythm. It is an autosomal dominant disease due to a mutation of SNC5A gene. Its prevalence is low all over the world, but it is a lethal disease. Sudden cardiac death is the result of phenotypic manifestation of...