The Brugada syndrome (BS) has been recognized as a cause of ventricular fibrillation
(VF) and sudden death [
[1]
]. The appropriate indication for ICD implantation is problematic for asymptomatic
patients or symptomatic patients with syncope or palpitations in the absence of a
history of cardiac arrest. The implantation of an ICD in asymptomatic patients is
proposed in case of positive programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS) during electrophysiologic
testing [
[2]
]. However, the usefulness of PVS for risk stratification remains controversial [
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
].Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: May 03, 2013
Accepted:
April 6,
2013
Received:
April 3,
2013
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