PACES/HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of the Asymptomatic Young Patient with a Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW, Ventricular Preexcitation) Electrocardiographic Pattern: Developed in partnership between the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS).

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1006-1024

  Cohen, Mitchell I ^a   Triedman, John K ^b   Cannon, Bryan C ^c   Davis, Andrew M ^d   Drago, Fabrizio ^e   Janousek, Jan ^f   Klein, George J ^g   Law, Ian H ^h   Morady, Fred J ⁱ   Paul, Thomas ^j   Perry, James C ^k   Sanatani, Shubhayan ^l   Tanel, Ronn E ^m  

^a PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^k RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^l BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Ablation; HRS PACES Consensus Statement; Preexcitation; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CRYOABLATION; EMBOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; PR INTERVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SPORT; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 84861471157     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.03.050     Document Type: Article

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