Incidence and clinical significance of brugada syndrome masked by complete right bundle-branch block

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Background: Brugada syndrome (BrS)-type electrocardiogram (ECG) is concealed by complete right bundle-branch block (CRBBB) in some cases of BrS. Clinical significance of BrS masked by CRBBB is not well known. Methods and Results:We reviewed an ECG database of 326 BrS patients who had type 1 ECG with or without pilsicainide. “BrS masked by CRBBB” was defined on ECG as <2-mm elevation of the J point at the time of CRBBB in the right precordial leads, and BrS-type J-point elevation ≥2 mm at the time of normalized QRS complex on relieved CRBBB. We identified 25 BrS patients (7.7%) with persistent (n=12) or intermittent CRBBB (n=13). Relief of CRBBB by pacing was performed in patients with persistent CRBBB. The prevalence of BrS masked by CRBBB was 3.1% (10/326 patients). Three patients had type 1 ECG, and 7 patients had type 2 or 3 ECG on relief of CRBBB. Two of these 10 patients had lethal arrhythmic events during the follow-up period (mean, 86.4±57.2 months). There was no prognostic difference between BrS masked by CRBBB and other BrS.Conclusions:In a small BrS population, CRBBB can completely mask typical BrS-type ECG. BrS masked by CRBBB is associated with the same risk of fatal ventricular tachyarrhythmia as other BrS.

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Wada, T., Nagase, S., Morita, H., Nakagawa, K., Nishii, N., Nakamura, K., … Ohe, T. (2015). Incidence and clinical significance of brugada syndrome masked by complete right bundle-branch block. Circulation Journal, 79(12), 2568–2575. https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.CJ-15-0618

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