Proarrhythmogenic effects of lamotrigine during ajmaline testing for Brugada syndrome.
Author(s)
Leong, KMW
Seligman, H
Varnava, AM
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Sodium channel blockade (SCB) with a class Ia or Ic antiarrhythmic agent (eg, ajmaline or procainamide, respectively) is used in the unmasking and diagnosis of Brugada syndrome (BrS). SCB is performed frequently as part of family screening or in symptomatic patients with a suggestive electrocardiogram (ECG), and concurrent medications known to potentiate arrhythmias or contraindicated in BrS are withheld prior to testing.1 Lamotrigine (LTG) is currently not contraindicated in BrS or known to be potentially arrhythmic during testing with SCB agents. We report a case illustrating its arrhythmogenic potential and the implications of its concurrent usage during such testing in clinical practice.
Date Issued
2017-01-22
Date Acceptance
2016-12-20
Citation
HeartRhythm Case Rep, 2017, 3 (3), pp.167-171
ISSN
2214-0271
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
167
End Page
171
Journal / Book Title
HeartRhythm Case Rep
Volume
3
Issue
3
Sponsor
British Heart Foundation
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28344931
PII: S2214-0271(16)30138-5
Grant Number
PG/15/20/31339
Subjects
Ajmaline
Brugada syndrome
Lamotrigine
Sodium channel blockade
Ventricular arrhythmias
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States