Sudden death and ventricular preexcitation: Is it necessary to treat the asymptomatic patients?

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 762-765

  Pappone, Carlo ^a   Radinovic, Andrea ^a   Santinelli, Vincenzo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Sudden death; Ventricular preexcitation; Wolff Parkinson White

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

CATHETER ABLATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 44349145080     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138161208784007662     Document Type: Review

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