[SCD-FORUM] 41E RE: Palpitations and SCD risk. Dr. Perez Riera

[SCD Symposium]

Dear Dr. Andriy Vorotniak from Buenos Aires, Argentina , here Andrés  
Ricardo Pérez Riera from Sao Paulo Brazil.

Good idea let’s go begin!
About this subject I recommend the magnificent paper of Dr Shlomo Stern:

“Electrocardiogram Still the Cardiologist’s Best Friend". Circulation  
2006 113: 753-756

If you have not access to full text (or other colleage) I can send to  
you. My e-mail is riera at uol.com.br

All the best
Andrés Ricardo Pérez Riera
Chief of Electro-Vectocardiology Sector of the Discipline of  
Cardiology, ABC Faculty of Medicine (FMABC), Foundation of ABC  
(FUABC)- Santo André -Sao Paulo - Brazil. Rua Sebastião Afonso  885 -  
Zip Code: 044417-100- Jardim Miriam  S.P.- Brazil


> Dear colleagues,
>
> Thank you for the replies to my questions about "palpitations" and  
> Brugada syndrome.
> The problem of syncopes and "palpitations" is very important,  
> mostly for physicians who work in emergency rooms. In general, when  
> a patient presents with palpitations, we seek in ECG ischemic  
> signs, conduction disorders, or arrhythmias. However, right  
> precordial leads in general are overlooked.
> Several authors that presented their fascinating lectures in the  
> current Symposium, mention different ECG criteria, predictors of  
> SCD. Some of these criteria are pretty well known and used in daily  
> practice. However, there are others that are not so well known by  
> cardiologists, and even less by general practitioners; for  
> instance: ST segment variations  in right precordial leads, S wave  
> morphology and duration in V1-V3, Tpeak-Tend interval, PR  
> shortening, etc.
> Considering that "palpitations" constitute one of the most frequent  
> reasons for ambulatory consultations, I propose developing a list  
> of ECG predictors of SCD, easy to apply both in emergency rooms and  
> in cardiology offices.
>
> Sincerely,
> Dr. Andriy Vorotniak (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
>
> --
> Dr. Sergio Dubner
> President of Scientific Committee
>
> Dr. Edgardo Schapachnik
> President of Steering Committee
>

--
Dr. Sergio Dubner
President of Scientific Committee

Dr. Edgardo Schapachnik
President of Steering Committee




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