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Un caso <strong>di</strong> “fenomeno” <strong>di</strong> <strong>Brugada</strong> <strong>intermittente</strong>elettrocar<strong>di</strong>ografica <strong>di</strong> fenomeno <strong>di</strong> <strong>Brugada</strong>. 6 In realtà,Priori et al. hanno recentemente condotto uno stu<strong>di</strong>osu 200 pazienti con sindrome <strong>di</strong> <strong>Brugada</strong>, la piùvasta popolazione <strong>di</strong>sponibile in letteratura, che ri<strong>di</strong>mensionail rischio <strong>di</strong> arresto car<strong>di</strong>aco in pazientidefiniti fenotipicamente negativi, cioè portatori <strong>di</strong> mutazionesul gene SCN5A in assenza <strong>di</strong> sintomi e <strong>di</strong>alterazioni tipiche basali elettrocar<strong>di</strong>ografiche, attestandosisu un’incidenza del 5% in 4 deca<strong>di</strong> <strong>di</strong> follow-up.19 Gli autori, inoltre, analizzano il ruolo, ancoraconflittuale, 20,21 del SEF come mezzo <strong>di</strong> stratificazioneprognostica, confermando precedentiosservazioni sul valore scarsamente pre<strong>di</strong>ttivo del SEF;in questo stu<strong>di</strong>o, infatti, i pazienti risultati inducibilial SEF non hanno mostrato un incremento del rischio<strong>di</strong> arresto car<strong>di</strong>aco rispetto ai pazienti non inducibili.Viene invece evidenziato il forte peso pre<strong>di</strong>ttivo dellapresenza simultanea <strong>di</strong> sincope nella storia clinica e<strong>di</strong> alterazioni <strong>di</strong>agnostiche all’ECG basale. La combinazione<strong>di</strong> queste 2 variabili cliniche ha in<strong>di</strong>viduatoun gruppo <strong>di</strong> pazienti con un’incidenza <strong>di</strong> arresto car<strong>di</strong>acodel 44%.Anche alla luce <strong>di</strong> questi recentissimi dati sulla storianaturale della sindrome <strong>di</strong> <strong>Brugada</strong>, il nostro pazientepuò essere considerato a basso profilo <strong>di</strong> rischioper morte car<strong>di</strong>aca e non can<strong>di</strong>dato all’impianto <strong>di</strong> unAICD. Diventa, invece, sempre più <strong>di</strong>scutibile la decisione<strong>di</strong> sottoporre a un SEF per induzione <strong>di</strong> aritmieun paziente con sindrome <strong>di</strong> <strong>Brugada</strong> asintomatico.Bibliografia1. <strong>Brugada</strong> P, <strong>Brugada</strong> J. 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Natural history of<strong>Brugada</strong> syndrome: insights for risk stratification and management.Circulation 2002;105:1342-1347.20. Priori SG. Foretelling the future in <strong>Brugada</strong> syndrome: do wehave the crystal ball? J Car<strong>di</strong>ovasc Electrophysiol 2001;12:1008-1009.21. <strong>Brugada</strong> P, Geelen P, <strong>Brugada</strong> R, et al. Prognostic value ofelectrophysiologic investigations in <strong>Brugada</strong> syndrome. J Car<strong>di</strong>ovascElectrophysiol 2001;12:1004-1007.In<strong>di</strong>rizzo per la corrispondenzaBiagio SassoneOspedale <strong>di</strong> BentivoglioU.O. <strong>di</strong> Car<strong>di</strong>ologiaVia Marconi, 3540010 Bentivoglio (BO)Tel.: 051/6644128Fax: 051/6644587e-mail: biagio64@libero.it121

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