What is Brugada syndrome?

Brugada syndrome is a heart condition characterized as a disruption of the heart's normal rhythm. The abnormal electrical activity of the heart may lead to fainting, difficulty breathing, or sudden cardiac arrest.

How do members experience Brugada syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Brugada syndrome*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Brugada syndrome*

Who has Brugada syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 9
40s 10
50s 3
60s 2
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 16
Female 9

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What is Brugada syndrome?

Brugada syndrome is a heart condition characterized as a disruption of the heart's normal rhythm. The abnormal electrical activity of the heart may lead to fainting, difficulty breathing, or sudden cardiac arrest.



Common symptoms reported by people with Brugada syndrome

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Brugada syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with Brugada syndrome

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Who has Brugada syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 22 say Brugada syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 9
40s 10
50s 3
60s 2
70+ 0
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 16
Female 9

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 7
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from Brugada syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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