Comparison of circadian, weekly, and seasonal variations of electrical storms and single events of ventricular fibrillation in patients with Brugada syndrome

Yoshiyasu Aizawa, Seiji Takatsuki, Yoshiaki Kaneko, Takashi Noda, Yoshinori Katsumata, Takahiko Nishiyama, Takehiro Kimura, Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Kotaro Fukumoto, Shinichi Niwano, Takashi Kurita, Takeshi Mitsuhashi, Shiro Kamakura, Akihiko Shimizu, Minoru Horie, Yoshifusa Aizawa, Keiichi Fukuda

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Abstract

In patients with Brugada syndrome (BS), VF occurred predominantly during the nocturnal period. Some patients also developed ESs. In addition to the circadian rhythm, patients showed weekly and seasonal patterns. The patients with ESs had peak episodes of VF on Saturday and in the winter and spring, while episodes of VF in patients with single VF events occurred most often on Monday with smaller seasonal variation. Except for age, there was no difference in the clinical or ECG characteristics between the patients with ESs and those with single VF episodes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)104-110
Number of pages7
JournalIJC Heart and Vasculature
Volume11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Jun 1

Keywords

  • Brugada syndrome
  • Electrical storm
  • Rhythmicity
  • Sudden death
  • Ventricular fibrillation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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