Provocation tests (ajmaline, flecainide, adrenaline and adenosine tests)
You may be asked to have this test if your doctor suspects Brugada syndrome. While you are having an ECG test you will be given an injection of ajmaline or flecainide (antiarrhythmic drugs). The test may show changes on the ECG that are typical of one of the channelopathies. A fine plastic tube is inserted […]
Signal averaged ECG
This is an ECG that adds together the electrical readings from at least 250 heartbeats so that any very subtle variations can be seen – for example if the electrical impulses in the heart are being conducted more slowly. It is useful for diagnosing Brugada syndrome, unhealthy progressive cardiac conduction defect (PCCD) or arrhythmogenic right […]