Loperamide Mimicking Brugada Pattern

Stephanie Fuentes Rojas; Ayah Oglat; Hilda Mariana Gonzalez Bonilla; Omar Jeroudi; Whitney Sharp; Miguel Valderrábano; Paul Antonio Schurmann

doi:10.14797/mdcj-14-4-e1

Loperamide Mimicking Brugada Pattern

Stephanie Fuentes Rojas, Ayah Oglat, Hilda Mariana Gonzalez Bonilla, Omar Jeroudi, Whitney Sharp, Miguel Valderrábano, Paul Antonio Schurmann

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Abstract

Brugada syndrome is an inherited arrhythmia that increases a patient's risk of sudden cardiac death. Certain pharmacologic agents may induce a transient Brugada pattern on surface electrocardiogram (EKG). One of these is loperamide, an over-the-counter agent commonly used to manage diarrhea. We report the case of a patient who experienced EKG changes that mimicked Brugada pattern after excessive intake of loperamide.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e1-e3
Journal	Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-14-4-e1
State	Published - Oct 1 2018

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Brugada
arrhythmia
loperamide

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