Cardiac surgery and Brugada syndrome: operative considerations

Sandeep Singh; Seshu P Chokkarapu; Sean O'Nunian; Amit Modi

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivab199

Cardiac surgery and Brugada syndrome: operative considerations

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021 Nov 22;33(6):998-1000. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivab199.

Authors

Sandeep Singh¹, Seshu P Chokkarapu¹, Sean O'Nunian¹, Amit Modi¹

Affiliation

¹ Sussex Cardiac Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK.

Abstract

Brugada syndrome is an uncommon arrhythmic disease due to abnormality in myocardial transmembrane sodium channels and is associated with sudden death due to ventricular arrhythmias. We report our strategy and highlight precautions to reduce the risk of perioperative arrhythmias in a patient with Brugada pattern who underwent successful coronary artery bypass grafting.

Keywords: Brugada syndrome; Cardiac surgical procedures; Sodium channels.

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Brugada Syndrome* / complications
Brugada Syndrome* / diagnosis
Brugada Syndrome* / surgery
Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Electrocardiography
Humans