Development of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias in a Young Male with WPW Pattern

In Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW), presence of accessory pathways causes various tachyarrhythmias that lead to different symptoms and clinical conditions in patients. Atrial fibrillation is observed in about 20-30% of this group of patients. Life threatening malignant ventricular arrhythmias a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Erdem, Alim, Madak, Nihat, Yilmaz, Ahmet, Yontar, Osman Can, Yucel, Hasan, Gul, Ibrahim, Tandogan, Izzet
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Heart Rhythm Society 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2847871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20376188
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Sumario:In Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW), presence of accessory pathways causes various tachyarrhythmias that lead to different symptoms and clinical conditions in patients. Atrial fibrillation is observed in about 20-30% of this group of patients. Life threatening malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac deaths are observed in patients having rapid conduction in accessory pathways and short antegrade refractory periods (<250 msn). We present a WPW syndrome case that presented to the emergency service with narrow QRS tachycardia and later developed malignant ventricular arrhythmia.

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