Boucourt ÁO, Vázquez CJL, Fonte VR, Camejo LL

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 2542-2550
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ABSTRACT

Brugada syndrome or sudden unexpected death is the most common cause of natural death in young men in Southeast Asia, but it is a rare phenomenon in Cuba and has never been reported in the Isle of Youth. A review for the most current articles about: its history, definition, epidemiology, clinical manifestations electrocardiographic diagnosis and treatment is done. We present the first two cases diagnosed in the territory. In both cases predictive signs of arrhythmias are described.

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