The condition affects between 1 and 30 per 10,000 people.[1] It is more common in males than females and in those of Asian descent.[2][2] The onset of symptoms is usually in adulthood.[2] It is named after the Spanish cardiologists Pedro and Josep Brugada who described the condition in 1992.[3][4] Their brother Ramon Brugada was the first to describe one potential genetic cause in 1998.[5]