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JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 11, Pages 1277-1280Publisher
FUTURA PUBL CO
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2000.01277.x
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Brugada syndrome; infant; ST segment; ventricular fibrillation; isoproterenol; atropine
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We report a 6-month-old Japanese infant with a malignant form of Brugada syndrome, who had frequent episodes of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and nonsustained polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT). To the best of our knowledge, this infant is the youngest patient reported to have Brugada syndrome. Continuous infusion of a beta -adrenergic agonist and intravenous injection of a parasympathetic antagonist suppressed the electrical storm of polymorphic VT and VF. Combined oral administration of a beta (1)-adrenergic agonist, a parasympathetic antagonist, and quinidine has successfully suppressed recurrences of VT or VF for 6 months, and the combination may have the potential to decrease the incidence of VT or VF as an adjunctive therapy with prophylactic placement of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
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