Tag: Death

  • Sudden death and diagnosis of Brugada syndrome

    Sudden death and diagnosis of Brugada syndrome

    In 1992, the Brugada brothers considered the right segment arm with persistent ST-segment elevation in right precordial derivations as a new sudden death ECG marker, such as Wolff-Parkinson-White or QT long. Brugada syndrome (Br) has been, since its description, very “fashionable” among cardiologists and rhythmologists. This fascination with this new entity is not surprising, since…

  • Intrauterine Death

    * There is talk of retention after 48 hours from the fetal death. The essential character of the MIU is to be aseptic. This does not happen in case of death during labor (intrapartum mortality) after the opening of the egg (septic death). * Effect of retention: ● Mummification: During the 4th month, the fetus…