Brugada syndrome: should we be screening patients before prescribing psychotropic medication?

• Main Authors: Azizah Attard (Author), Claire Stanniland (Author), Stephen Attard (Author), Andrew Iles (Author), Kim Rajappan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brugada syndrome (BrS) presents with a characteristic electrocardiogram (ECG) and is associated with sudden cardiac death. Until now, prolongation of QTc interval and its association with Torsade de Pointe and possible fatal arrhythmia have been the focus of routine baseline ECGs before prescribing...