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[[Image:Brugada.png|thumb|right|Typical ECG abnormalities in Brugada syndrome: ST elevation in V1-V3, without ischemia.]]
[[Image:Brugada_ecg_characteristics.png|thumb|right|Typical ECG abnormalities in Brugada syndrome]]
[[Image:brugada.jpg|thumb|right|Dr. Pedro Brugada. Pedro and Josep Brugada described in 1992 a landmark publication with a case-series of 8 patients with sudden cardiac death. <cite>Brugada</cite> Currently, three brothers of the Brugada family (Pedro, Josep and Ramon Brugada) conduct research in the syndrome that has been named after them.]]
[[Image:scn5a.jpg|thumb|right|The SCN5a gen is located on the short arm (p) of chromosome 3]]


''Auteur: Louise R.A. Olde Nordkamp''
''Auteur: Louise R.A. Olde Nordkamp''
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''Supervisor: Arthur A.M. Wilde''
''Supervisor: Arthur A.M. Wilde''


[[Image:Brugada.png|thumb|right|Typical ECG abnormalities in Brugada syndrome: ST elevation in V1-V3, without ischemia.]]
'''Brugada syndrome''' refers to a hereditary disease that is associated with a risk of sudden cardiac death. It is characterized by typical ECG abnormalities: ST segment elevation in the precordial leads (V1 - V3).
'''Brugada syndrome''' refers to a hereditary disease that is associated with a risk of sudden cardiac death. It is characterized by typical ECG abnormalities: ST segment elevation in the precordial leads (V1 - V3).


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