The role of clinical assessment and electrophysiology study in Brugada syndrome patients with syncope

Cardiogenic syncope in Brugada syndrome (BrS) increases the risk of major events. Nevertheless, clinical differentiation between cardiogenic and vasovagal syncope can be challenging. We characterized the long-term incidence of major events in a large cohort of BrS patients who presented with syncope. From a total of 474 patients, syncope was the initial manifestation in 135 (28.5%) individuals (43.9 ± 13.9 years, 71.1% male). The syncope was...