Table 1.

Demographics of fever‐induced Brugada syndrome patients

Number of patients	53
Age mean ± SD	40.6 ± 17.7
Male, n (%)	33 (92)
Family history of SCD or BrS, n (%)	7 (58)
Asymptomatic before fever	39 (75)
Events
Life‐threatening arrhythmia (VF and/or VT)	9 (17)
Syncope	7 (13)
Cardiac arrest/aSCD/SCD	7 (13)
Atrial arrhythmias	1 (2)
ECG data, n (%)
Drug‐induced BrS	8 (80)
Spontaneous/persistent BrS type I	0 (0)
Fever‐induced BrS type I	53 (100)
ICD implantation before fever, n (%)	0 (0)
ICD implantation after fever, n (%)	6 (11)
Recurrence of arrhythmic events with recurrence of fever
Yes, n (%)	2 (40)
Adequate shocks, n (%)	0 (0)
EP study	3 (6)
Induction of VF or VT	1 (33)
Genetic screening, n (%)
SCN5a	4 (28.6)
Mortality during fever, n (%)	1 (2)
Electrical storm regarding fever, n (%)	1 (2)
Inappropriate ICD discharge regarding fever, n (%)	0 (0)
Follow‐up, months	6.4 ± 7.2