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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022

Structural Heart Alterations in Brugada Syndrome: Is it Really a Channelopathy? A Systematic Review.

Antonio Oliva, Simone Grassi, Vilma Pinchi, Francesca Cazzato, Mónica Coll, Mireia Alcalde, Marta Vallverdú-Prats, Alexandra Perez-Serra, Estefanía Martínez-Barrios, Sergi Cesar and 11 more

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Brugada syndrome in the forensic field: what do we know to date?Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025
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  9. Brugada syndrome unmasked by dengue fever.Clinical case reports · 2023
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  10. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Antonio OlivaDepartment of Health Surveillance and Bioethics, Section of Legal Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7112-9096
Simone GrassiDepartment of Health Sciences, Section of Forensic Medical Sciences, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2420-6658
Vilma PinchiDepartment of Health Sciences, Section of Forensic Medical Sciences, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6124-3298
Francesca CazzatoDepartment of Health Surveillance and Bioethics, Section of Legal Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9707-4249
Mónica CollCardiovascular Genetics Center, University of Girona-IDIBGI, 17190 Girona, Spain.
Mireia AlcaldeCardiovascular Genetics Center, University of Girona-IDIBGI, 17190 Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7222-0913
Marta Vallverdú-PratsCardiovascular Genetics Center, University of Girona-IDIBGI, 17190 Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5262-817X
Alexandra Perez-SerraCardiovascular Genetics Center, University of Girona-IDIBGI, 17190 Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5344-6573
Estefanía Martínez-BarriosPediatric Arrhythmias, Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sudden Death Unit, Cardiology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital de Barcelona, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.
Sergi CesarPediatric Arrhythmias, Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sudden Death Unit, Cardiology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital de Barcelona, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2798-1756
Anna IglesiasCardiovascular Genetics Center, University of Girona-IDIBGI, 17190 Girona, Spain.
José CruzaleguiPediatric Arrhythmias, Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sudden Death Unit, Cardiology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital de Barcelona, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2382-0979
Clara HernándezPediatric Arrhythmias, Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sudden Death Unit, Cardiology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital de Barcelona, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8969-7849
Victoria FiolPediatric Arrhythmias, Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sudden Death Unit, Cardiology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital de Barcelona, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.
Elena ArbeloCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red. Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain.
Nuria Díez-EscutéArrhythmias Unit, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona-IDIBAPS, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Vincenzo ArenaInstitute of Pathological Anatomy, School of Medicine, Catholic University, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Josep BrugadaCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red. Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), 28029 Madrid, Spain.
Georgia Sarquella-BrugadaPediatric Arrhythmias, Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sudden Death Unit, Cardiology Department, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital de Barcelona, 08950 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6857-8904
Ramon BrugadaCardiovascular Genetics Center, University of Girona-IDIBGI, 17190 Girona, Spain.
Oscar CampuzanoCardiovascular Genetics Center, University of Girona-IDIBGI, 17190 Girona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5298-5276
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona · ESUniversitat de Girona · ESUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITUniversity of Florence · ITCentro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares · ESConsorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer · ES

Funding

Fundacio Marato TV3 245/U/2020La Caixa Foundation LCF/PR/GN16/50290001La Caixa Foundation LCF/PR/GN19/50320002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brugada syndrome (BrS) is classified as an inherited cardiac channelopathy attributed to dysfunctional ion channels and/or associated proteins in cardiomyocytes rather than to structural heart alterations. However, hearts of some BrS patients exhibit slight histologic abnormalities, suggesting that BrS could be a phenotypic variant of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. We performed a systematic review of the literature following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Statement (PRISMA) criteria. Our comprehensive analysis of structural findings did not reveal enough definitive evidence for reclassification of BrS as a cardiomyopathy. The collection and comprehensive analysis of new cases with a definitive BrS diagnosis are needed to clarify whether some of these structural features may have key roles in the pathophysiological pathways associated with malignant arrhythmogenic episodes.

Indexed as

Brugada syndromeendomyocardial biopsyforensic pathologyhistopathologysudden cardiac death

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PMID35956023
PMCPMC9368908
OpenAlexW4288431155

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