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@misc{cogprints4224, volume = {5}, number = {2}, month = {April}, author = {Ozcan Ozeke and Dursun Aras and Bilal Geyik and Bulent Deveci and Timur Selcuk}, editor = {Balbir Singh and Yash Lokhandwala and Johnson Francis and Anup Gupta}, title = {Brugada-type Electrocardiographic Pattern Induced by Fever }, publisher = {Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group}, year = {2005}, journal = {Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal}, pages = {146--148}, keywords = {Brugada syndrome; Fever }, url = {http://cogprints.org/4224/}, abstract = {ST-segment elevation in Brugada syndrome is caused by a shift in the ionic current balance and the creation of a voltage gradient between the epicardium and the endocardium. This ionic mechanism have been shown to be temperature dependent. We describe a 33-year-old man who presented with fever with the dynamic electrocardiographic changes similar to the Brugada syndrome. These electrocardiographic anomalies disappeared when the temperature returned to normal. } }