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ArticleThe Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management2021

Ajmaline-induced Brugada Phenocopy, Right Bundle Branch Block, or Both?

Habibe Kafes, Irem Dilara Can, Nezaket Merve Yaman, Meryem Kara, Ahmet Korkmaz, Ozcan Ozeke, Serkan Cay, Firat Ozcan, Serkan Topaloglu, Dursun Aras

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Article in The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management, 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

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Assessment of activation delay in the right ventricular outflow tract as a potential complementary diagnostic tool for Brugada Syndrome.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025
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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Habibe KafesDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Irem Dilara CanDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Nezaket Merve YamanDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Meryem KaraDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ahmet KorkmazDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozcan OzekeDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Serkan CayDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Firat OzcanDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Serkan TopalogluDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Dursun ArasDepartment of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In equivocal or suspected cases of Brugada syndrome (BrS), ajmaline testing is frequently used in the diagnostic approach. However, the administration of sodium channel blockers can not only elicit the coved ST-segment elevation characteristic of type 1 Brugada pattern but also induce right bundle branch block (RBBB), which can preclude the electrocardiographic manifestations of BrS. We describe a case report wherein RBBB posed a diagnostic challenge during the ajmaline test for suspected BrS.

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AjmalineBrugada phenocopyBrugada syndromeright bundle branch block

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PMID34595052
PMCPMC8476095
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