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Wrist and Hand Conditions

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Brugada syndrome<br />

A syndrome of SCD caused by unpredictable<br />

episodes of recurrent ventricular tachycardia<br />

Is characterized by a 12-lead ECG pattern of<br />

right bundle branch block <strong>and</strong> ST-segment<br />

elevation in right precordial leads V1 to V3. It<br />

is usually associated with rapid polymorphic<br />

ventricular arrhythmia leading to sudden<br />

death.<br />

It is characterized as a syndrome of SCD in<br />

individuals with a structurally normal heart<br />

<strong>and</strong> no evidence of atherosclerotic coronary<br />

artery disease.

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