Table 2: Commonly Associated ECG Findings and Differential Diagnoses of Brugada-like ECG Pattern.
| ECG Findings Commonly Associated with Brugada Syndrome | |
| Decrease in ST-segment elevation during tachycardia at maximal stress–exercise test and reappearance in the recovery phase | |
| First degree AV block and left-axis deviation of the QRS | |
| Right bundle branch block | |
| Minor QT prolongation | |
| Late potentials in the signal-averaged ECG | |
| Fragmented QRS in leads V1–V3 | |
| VPBs with left bundle branch block morphology originating from the RVOT | |
| AF | |
| Early repolarisation in the inferior or infero-lateral leads | |
| Deferential Diagnoses of Conditions that can Mimic the Brugada ECG Pattern | |
| Acute conditions | Chronic conditions |
| Acute ischemia/infarction (particularly of the RVOT region) | Atypical right bundle branch block |
| Prinzmetal angina | Left ventricular hypertrophy |
| Myocarditis/pericarditis | Pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| Pulmonary embolism | Mechanical compression of the RVOT (e.g. pectus excavatum) |
| Dissecting aortic aneurysm | Duchenne muscular dystrophy |
| Electrolyte abnormalities (hyper/hypokalemia, hypercalcaemia) | Fridreich’s ataxia |
| Hyperthermia/hypothermia | Athlete’s heart |
| Post-defibrillation/post-electrocution | Chagas disease |
| Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy | |
AV = atrioventricular; RVOT = right ventricular outflow tract; VPB = ventricular premature beats. Adapted from: Polovina et al. 2017.[11] Reproduced with permission from Elsevier.