Prevalence of preexcitation in a young population of male Swiss conscripts

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 949-953

  Kobza, Richard ^a   Toggweiler, Stefan ^a   Dillier, Roger ^a   Abächerli, Roger ^b   Cuculi, Florim ^a   Frey, Franz ^c   Jakob Schmid, Johann ^b   Erne, Paul ^a  

^a LUZERNER KANTONSSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Schiller AG   (Switzerland)

^c Medical Services   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; death sudden; syncope; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DELTA RHYTHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; SUDDEN DEATH; SWITZERLAND;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PRE-EXCITATION SYNDROMES; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051701870     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03085.x     Document Type: Article

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