IMR Press / RCM / Volume 15 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.3909/ricm0717

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Noninvasive Risk Stratification for Sudden Death in Asymptomatic Patients With Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
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1 Yale University School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New Haven, CT
2 Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2014, 15(4), 283–289; https://doi.org/10.3909/ricm0717
Published: 30 December 2014
Abstract
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) as the first clinical manifestation of Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a well-documented, although rare occurrence. The incidence of SCD in patients with WPW ranges from 0% to 0.39% annually. Controversy exists regarding risk stratification for patients with preexcitation on surface electrocardiogram (ECG), particularly in those who are asymptomatic. This article focuses on the role of risk stratification using exercise and pharmacologic testing in patients with WPW pattern on ECG.
Keywords
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Sudden cardiac death
Risk stratification
Preexcitation
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