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Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Prognosis of Elderly Patients with Brugada Syndrome GIULIO CONTE, M.D., CARLO DE ASMUNDIS, M.D., Ph.D., JUAN SIEIRA, M.D., MOISES LEVINSTEIN, M.D., GIAN-BATTISTA CHIERCHIA, M.D., GIACOMO DI GIOVANNI, M.D., GIANNIS BALTOGIANNIS, M.D., GIUSEPPE CICONTE, M.D., YUKIO SAITOH, M.D., RUBEN CASADO-ARROYO, M.D., GUDRUN PAPPAERT, R.N., and PEDRO BRUGADA, M.D., Ph.D. From the Heart Rhythm Management Centre, UZ Brussel-VUB, Brussels, Belgium
Brugada Syndrome in the Elderly. Background: The clinical course and prognosis of Brugada syndrome (BS) in the elderly is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics, management, and prognosis of BS in an elderly population. Methods and Results: A total of 437 patients with BS were included in this study. Patients were categorized in 2 groups according to the age at the time of diagnosis:
Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Prognosis of Elderly Patients with Brugada Syndrome GIULIO CONTE, M.D., CARLO DE ASMUNDIS, M.D., Ph.D., JUAN SIEIRA, M.D., MOISES LEVINSTEIN, M.D., GIAN-BATTISTA CHIERCHIA, M.D., GIACOMO DI GIOVANNI, M.D., GIANNIS BALTOGIANNIS, M.D., GIUSEPPE CICONTE, M.D., YUKIO SAITOH, M.D., RUBEN CASADO-ARROYO, M.D., GUDRUN PAPPAERT, R.N., and PEDRO BRUGADA, M.D., Ph.D. From the Heart Rhythm Management Centre, UZ Brussel-VUB, Brussels, Belgium
Brugada Syndrome in the Elderly. Background: The clinical course and prognosis of Brugada syndrome (BS) in the elderly is unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics, management, and prognosis of BS in an elderly population. Methods and Results: A total of 437 patients with BS were included in this study. Patients were categorized in 2 groups according to the age at the time of diagnosis:
