Asymptomatic ventricular pre-excitation in children

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-63

  Fazio, Giovanni ^a,c   Mossuto, Claudia ^a   Basile, Ivana ^a   Gennaro, Francesca ^a   D Angelo, Luciana ^a   Visconti, Claudia ^a   Ferrara, Filippo ^a   Novo, Giuseppina ^a   Pipitone, Salvatore ^b   Novo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Casa del Sole Hospital   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Atrioventricular pathway; Prognosis; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CHILD; DELTA RHYTHM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ERGOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PREEXCITATION; HIS BUNDLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; INFANT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 67650868962     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32831a98c2     Document Type: Article

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