{"id":156,"date":"2025-01-22T11:33:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T11:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/cardiologia\/en\/?p=156"},"modified":"2025-02-04T15:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:55:13","slug":"sudden-death-brugada-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barnaclinic.com\/blog\/cardiologia\/en\/sudden-death-brugada-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Who can experience Sudden Death and what is Brugada Syndrome?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sudden Death<\/strong>\u00a0is the sudden and unexpected\u00a0cardiac arrest<\/strong>\u00a0that occurs in an apparently healthy person. It can therefore affect anyone and at any time. In Spain there are 30,000 cases a year and several million worldwide.<\/p>\n

Brugada Syndrome<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0genetic heart disorder<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0caused by a mutation that affects the electrical impulses in the heart. This abnormality causes\u00a0ventricular arrhythmia<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0which may, in severe cases, lead to Sudden Death<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

MAIN CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As we said at the beginning, people who experience\u00a0Sudden Death<\/strong>\u00a0are apparently healthy. For this reason, it is very important to identify those individuals who are at risk of suffering from it.<\/p>\n

The leading cause of\u00a0Sudden Death<\/strong>\u00a0is coronary heart disease<\/strong><\/a> caused by a blockage of the coronary arteries. Risk factors that could cause this type of obstruction include obesity<\/a>,\u00a0hypercholesterolaemia<\/a>\u00a0and\/or diabetes<\/a>, high blood pressure,\u00a0smoking<\/a>\u00a0and a sedentary lifestyle.<\/p>\n

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WHO CAN BE AFFECTED BY SUDDEN DEATH?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

However, individuals who have had a previous heart attack or who have some type of structural heart disease\u00a0are at the highest risk of suffering Sudden Death<\/strong>.\u00a0Also at risk of suffering Sudden Death are those individuals whose heart structure is normal but have a\u00a0genetic cardiac electrical disorder<\/strong><\/a>. These diseases include\u00a0Brugada Syndrome<\/strong>,\u00a0Long QT Syndrome<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Short QT Syndrome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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“People at the highest risk of Sudden Death are those who have had a previous heart attack, who have some type of structural heart disease or who suffer from a genetic cardiac electrical disorder<\/a>”\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“The correct interpretation of the electrocardiogram forms the basis of everything we do in the prevention of sudden death and cardiac arrhythmias”<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dr\u00a0Josep Brugada<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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WHAT IS BRUGADA SYNDROME?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Brugada Syndrome<\/strong>\u00a0is a\u00a0genetic heart disorder<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0caused by a mutation that affects the heart’s sodium channels. The sodium channels are responsible for the heart’s electrical activity. The heart needs electricity to function and these genetic abnormalities modify or limit its proper electrical activity. In the most severe cases, this mutation can lead to malignant\u00a0ventricular arrhythmias<\/strong>\u00a0that may cause\u00a0Sudden Death<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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“Brugada syndrome is a genetic heart disorder<\/a> that affects the electrical channels of the heart and can cause sudden death”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr\u00a0Josep Brugada<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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