Prophypactic value of the automatic implantable defibrillator: a case report of asymptomatic Brugada's syndrome.

The authors report the case of an asymptomatic 32 year old man with no fami ly history of sudden death but with ECG changes suggesting Brugada's syndro me. He underwent implantation of an automatic defibrillator after inducible syncope ventricular fibrillation had been demonstrated during electrophysi ological investigation. The later occurrence of three episodes of Ventricul ar fibrillation treated by the defibrillator confirmed a posteriori the log ic of this therapeutic approach.