Arrhythmias USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 34-year-old man of Southeast Asian ancestry is brought to the emergency department after an episode of nocturnal syncope. His brother died suddenly at age 30. ECG shows pseudo-right bundle branch block and coved ST-segment elevations in leads V1 through V3. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- AAcute anterior myocardial infarction
- BCatecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
- CArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
- DBrugada syndromeCorrect answer
- EWolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
- FLong QT syndrome
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