[Cardiac arrest due to fever-induced ventricular fibrillation in a 73-year-old patient with hidden Brugada syndrome: an exceptional case of late onset].
N, D.B., R, D.N., A, S., & M, P. (2026). [Cardiac arrest due to fever-induced ventricular fibrillation in a 73-year-old patient with hidden Brugada syndrome: an exceptional case of late onset].. Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006). https://doi.org/10.1714/4705.47204
N DB, R DN, A S, M P. [Cardiac arrest due to fever-induced ventricular fibrillation in a 73-year-old patient with hidden Brugada syndrome: an exceptional case of late onset].. Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006). 2026; doi: 10.1714/4705.47204
N DB, R DN, A S, et al. [Cardiac arrest due to fever-induced ventricular fibrillation in a 73-year-old patient with hidden Brugada syndrome: an exceptional case of late onset].[J]. Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006). 2026. DOI: 10.1714/4705.47204.
@article{n2026,
author = {Di Belardino N and Di Nuzzo R and Scorza A and Pafi M},
title = {[Cardiac arrest due to fever-induced ventricular fibrillation in a 73-year-old patient with hidden Brugada syndrome: an exceptional case of late onset].},
journal = {Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006)},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1714/4705.47204},
note = {PMID: 42200267},
}
TY - JOUR AU - Di Belardino N AU - Di Nuzzo R AU - Scorza A AU - Pafi M TI - [Cardiac arrest due to fever-induced ventricular fibrillation in a 73-year-old patient with hidden Brugada syndrome: an exceptional case of late onset]. T2 - Giornale italiano di cardiologia (2006) PY - 2026 DO - 10.1714/4705.47204 AN - PMID:42200267 ER -
Brugada syndrome is an inherited cardiac channelopathy associated with sudden cardiac death, typically diagnosed in middle-aged individuals. Fever is a well-known trigger for malignant ventricular arrhythmias in predisposed patients. We report the case of a 73-year-old man without cardiovascular risk factors or previous syncope who experienced ventricular fibrillation-related cardiac arrest triggered by fever as the first clinical manifestation of Brugada syndrome. This case highlights the pivotal role of fever in unmasking high-risk ECG patterns and challenges the assumption of age-related protection.