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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Hyperthyroidism precipitating cardiac arrest in a patient with Brugada pattern.

Mohamed Elgara, Mohammed Omer Khalil, Tasleem Raza

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Brugada Syndrome: Warning of a Systemic Condition?Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohamed ElgaraInternal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar msg4u22001@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-2133
Mohammed Omer KhalilInternal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Tasleem RazaCritical care, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Hamad Medical Corporation · QA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 38-year-old man previously healthy suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; he was resuscitated successfully and admitted to the intensive care unit. His initial ECG suggested a Brugada pattern; other laboratory tests revealed low potassium level, low Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and high FT4. He was started on carbimazole for hyperthyroidism, along with other supportive care. A comprehensive cardiac evaluation was done, including ajmaline and flecainide tests, results were inconclusive. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator device (ICD) was inserted to prevent such catastrophic events in the future. After discharge and on follow-up, our patient was doing well. His thyroid function test (TFT) was normal; moreover, a follow-up ICD interrogation did not record any arrhythmias. This case report highlighted asymptomatic hyperthyroidism as a precipitant for Brugada pattern resulting in sudden cardiac arrest.

Indexed as

Brugada SyndromeDefibrillators, ImplantableHeart ArrestHyperthyroidismAdultDeath, Sudden, CardiacElectrocardiographyHumansMalearrhythmiashyperthyroidismresuscitation

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PMID33858885
PMCPMC8054039
OpenAlexW3156527297

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