Uncovering Brugada Syndrome After Cardiovascular Insult Through Amiodarone Infusion
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General treatment for Wide Complex Tachycardia focuses on the American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines where they are broken into either stable or unstable. Over the past ten to fifteen years there has been a push to administer Amiodarone over Lidocaine for stable Wide Complex Tachycardias. This may be due to increased efficacy in treatment of tachycardia and/or simplicity of dosing in comparison to Lidocaine. Although Amiodarone has become more favorable, it should be avoided in some cases due to QT prolongation. This case explores a rare cause of Wide Complex Tachycardia presenting that of Brugada Syndrome.
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