Brugada syndrome is often diagnosed in adults, while it can sometimes occur in teenagers. Young children are rarely diagnosed with it.

Brugada syndrome risk factors include:

• Family History – If you have a family history of the disorder, your chance of developing it is raised.

• Males have higher chances – Adult men are diagnosed more often than women. However, males and girls are diagnosed at nearly the similar rates in young children and teenagers.

• Temperature – While a fever on its own may not always result in Brugada syndrome, it might irritate the heart and produce a faint or sudden cardiac arrest, especially in young children.

Dr. Kubba says, “A detailed medical history, family history of sudden death , physical examination, ECG, basic blood tests, echocardiogram etc. must be done in the evaluation protocol of Brugada syndrome. Further evaluation may include electrophysiology tests by a dedicated electrophysiologist.”