Introduction //

Welcome to Brugadaphenocopy.com

Brugadaphenocopy.com is an initiative developed by physicians at Queen’s University and Kingston General Hospital in Canada. This website was created to establish an online international database of Brugada Phenocopy (BrP) cases to allow for longitudinal follow-up of these conditions. The goal of this website is to develop a better understanding of the etiology, pathophysiology and the natural history of BrP.  

What are Brugada Phenocopies

True congenital Brugada Syndrome (BrS) is a sudden cardiac death syndrome characterized by type 1 and type 2 Brugada ECG patterns in leads V1-V3 that predisposes individuals to malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Brugada Phenocopies (BrP) are clinical entities that have ECG patterns that are identical to true congenital BrS but are elicited by various other factors, such as myocardial ischemia, metabolic abnormalities, mechanical mediastinal compression and poor ECG filters. The term phenocopy was chosen because it was previously used to describe an environmental condition that imitates one produced by a gene; therefore, it served as a reasonable and succinct description for all acquired Brugada-like ECG manifestations.

Who we are //

Dr. Adrian Baranchuk MD FACC FRCPC
Professor of Medicine
Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing
Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University

Dr. Byron H. Gottschalk MD
Anaesthesia Resident
London Health Science Centre,
Schulich School of Medicine,
Western University

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Ms. Grace Xu
Medical Student
University of Toronto

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