Right Ventricular Compression Mimicking Brugada-Like Electrocardiogram in a Patient with Recurrent Pectus Excavatum
Joint Authors
Kim, Young-Hoon
Ahn, Jinhee
Choi, Jong-Il
Shim, Jaemin
Lee, Sung Ho
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-02-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pectus excavatum (PE), the most common skeletal anomaly of chest wall, sometimes requires a surgical correction but recurrent PE is not uncommon.
PE usually has a benign course; however, this chest deformity may be associated with symptomatic tachyarrhythmias due to mechanical compression.
We report a case of a patient with recurrent PE after surgical correction presenting with palpitation and electrocardiogram (ECG) showing ST-segment elevation on the right precordial leads, which could be mistaken for a Brugada syndrome (BrS).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahn, Jinhee& Choi, Jong-Il& Shim, Jaemin& Lee, Sung Ho& Kim, Young-Hoon. 2017. Right Ventricular Compression Mimicking Brugada-Like Electrocardiogram in a Patient with Recurrent Pectus Excavatum. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143984
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahn, Jinhee…[et al.]. Right Ventricular Compression Mimicking Brugada-Like Electrocardiogram in a Patient with Recurrent Pectus Excavatum. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143984
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahn, Jinhee& Choi, Jong-Il& Shim, Jaemin& Lee, Sung Ho& Kim, Young-Hoon. Right Ventricular Compression Mimicking Brugada-Like Electrocardiogram in a Patient with Recurrent Pectus Excavatum. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143984
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143984