Electrophysiologic testing in the management of patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and atrial fibrillation

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 51; no. 10; pp. 1623 - 1628
• Main Authors: Morady, Fred, Sledge, Carlos, Shen, Edward, Sung, Ruey J., Gonzales, Rolando, Scheinman, Melvin M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.1983
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - therapeutic use; Atrial Fibrillation - etiology; Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology; Atrial Fibrillation - therapy; Female; Heart Conduction System - physiopathology; Heart Conduction System - surgery; Heart Rate - drug effects; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Ventricular Fibrillation - etiology; Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome - complications; Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome - physiopathology

Twenty patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome and 1 or more episodes of symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) due to rapid anterograde bypass tract conduction underwent electrophysiologic testing. The mean ventricular rate during spontaneous AF was 242 ± 56 beats/min (± standard devia...