DEAR DR. GOTT: My six year-old-grandson was diagnosed with Brugada syndrome after being hospitalized with a kidney infection. It was discovered in an EKG when he was complaining of chest pain. Even his pediatrician has no knowledge of Brugada so we’re trying to get as much information as possible. Could you please help us?
DEAR READER: Brugada syndrome is a fairly newly discovered disorder of the heart’s rhythm that causes the lower chambers (the ventricles) to beat fast, preventing blood from circulating efficiently throughout the body. The first patient diagnosed with the syndrome was a three-year-old child in 1986 following multiple episodes of loss of consciousness.
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