Brugada syndrome in Thailand: Three decades of progress.

ABSTRACT: Our group began investigating the cause of sudden unexplained death syndrome in Thailand in 1994 and found that among sudden unexplained death syndrome patients, the Brugada phenotype was ubiquitous. Following this important observation, Brugada syndrome (BrS) became our main research focus and has galvanized our collaboration with several global prominent scientists over the past 30 years. Through this collaborative research, we made major progress toward better understanding of the syndrome and gained knowledge in genetic background, pathophysiology, and new management. Two consensus reports were published to help define diagnostic criteria, risk stratification, and management of BrS patients. In this review, we share our experiences and progress of our research and development of our pr

SUBMITTER: Veerakul G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9795288 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature