Risk of Arrhythmia and Sudden Death in Patients With Asymptomatic Preexcitation
Author(s) -
Manoj Obeyesekere,
Peter LeongSit,
David Massel,
Jaimie Manlucu,
Simon Modi,
Andrew D. Krahn,
Allan C. Skanes,
Raymond Yee,
Lorne J. Gula,
George J. Klein
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.055350
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , supraventricular tachycardia , incidence (geometry) , cardiology , tachycardia , retrospective cohort study , prospective cohort study , sudden death , sudden cardiac death , physics , optics
The incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the management of this risk in patients with asymptomatic preexcitation remain controversial. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to define the incidence of SCD and supraventricular tachycardia in patients with asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White ECG pattern.
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