Brugada syndrome is a potentially life-threatening cardiac abnormal rhyme disease. It is characterized by a characteristic abnormal heartbeat. Brugada syndrome is usually a genetic disease. The disease mostly occurs at night when you are sleep. There is no warning before the onset. Recurrent syncope or even sudden death can occur due to ventricular fibrillation or polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Brugada syndrome is more common in men between 30 to 40 years old. The treatment aims at preventing ventricular fibrillation and sudden death. Usually a heart defibrillator is implanted.
How is Brugada syndrome treated in practice?