Case Reports
Loperamide Mimicking Brugada Pattern
Authors:
- Stephanie Fuentes RojasEmail Stephanie Fuentes Rojas
- Ayah Oglat
- Hilda Mariana Gonzalez Bonilla
- Omar Jeroudi
- Whitney Sharp
- Miguel Valderrábano
- Paul Antonio Schurmann
Abstract
Brugada syndrome is an inherited arrhythmia that increases a patient's risk of sudden cardiac death. Certain pharmacologic agents may induce a transient Brugada pattern on surface electrocardiogram (EKG). One of these is loperamide, an over-the-counter agent commonly used to manage diarrhea. We report the case of a patient who experienced EKG changes that mimicked Brugada pattern after excessive intake of loperamide.
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- Year: 2018
- Volume: 14 Issue: 4
- Page/Article: e1-e3
- DOI: 10.14797/mdcj-14-4-e1
- Published on 1 Oct 2018
- Peer Reviewed