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ArticleThe British journal of cardiology2025

A concealed arrhythmia: Brugada phenocopy as a cardiac manifestation of hyperkalaemia in diabetic ketoacidosis.

Attia Mustafa, Rajaa Jadulmawlay, Waleed El-Mabrouk

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Article in The British journal of cardiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Attia MustafaSpecialist in Cardiology, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, and Clinical Cardiology Lecturer, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, University of Warwick, and University of Buckingham, UK; Omar Al Mukhtar University, and Al-Bayda Medical Centre, Libya.
Rajaa JadulmawlayInternal Medicine Specialist, Al-Bayda Medical Centre, Libya.
Waleed El-MabroukConsultant Radiologist and Clinical Radiology Lecturer, Omar Al Mukhtar University, and Al-Bayda Medical Centre, Libya.

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Abstract

A 32-year-old man presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath and altered mental status. He reported a two-day history of epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. His past medical and family history were unremarkable. He was haemodynamically unstable, and his initial electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed a Brugada type 1 ECG pattern. The initial diagnostic assessment revealed significant metabolic derangements consistent with diabetic ketoacidosis, accompanied by hyperkalaemia. Notably, the prompt and effective management of hyperkalaemia resolved the Brugada type 1 ECG pattern, confirming the diagnosis of Brugada phenocopy.

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Brugada phenocopyBrugada type 1 electrocardiogram (ECG) patternhyperkalaemia

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PMID42466249
PMCPMC13373638

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