Asymptomatic ventricular preexcitation a long-term prospective follow-up study of 293 adult patients

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-107

  Santinelli, Vincenzo ^a   Radinovic, Andrea ^a   Manguso, Francesco ^a   Vicedomini, Gabriele ^a   Ciconte, Giuseppe ^a   Gulletta, Simone ^a   Paglino, Gabriele ^a   Sacchi, Stefania ^a   Sala, Simone ^a   Ciaccio, Cristiano ^a   Pappone, Carlo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Death; Sudden; Syncope; Wolff parkinson white syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PREEXCITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349456785     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.827550     Document Type: Article

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