Proposed diagnostic criteria for the Brugada syndrome: consensus report

What are the proper diagnostic criteria for identifying Brugada syndrome? A definitive answer to this question has been out of reach and is the reason for the establishment of a special task force of Arrhythmia Working Group of the European Society of Cardiology that met from August 31 to September 1, 2000. This report is the consensus statement from that meeting. The diagnostic criteria described herein are based on the currently available clinical data and state-of-the-art understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying Brugada syndrome.