Syncope: Brugada Syndrome

ECG Weekly Workout with Dr. Amal Mattu


HPI

A 33-year-old woman has a syncopal episode while in the bathroom. The following ECG was obtained on arrival to the ED after the episode:

Before watching this week’s video, ask yourself these questions:

  1. What ECG abnormalities do you notice?
  2. What is do you look for on the ECG of patients with syncope?
  3. What is the most likely etiology of the patient’s syncopal episode?