Emergency treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

Abstract

This article describes the aetiology of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and discusses the benefits and disadvantages of some of the available cardioversion medications with which it can be treated.

• Authors: Samantha Brace
• Journal: Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association (Emerg Nurse) Vol. 18 Issue 9 Pg. 36-9 (Feb 2011) ISSN: 1354-5752 [Print] England
• PMID: 21384785 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
• Flecainide
• Amiodarone

Topics

• Amiodarone (therapeutic use)
• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents (therapeutic use)
• Causality
• Electric Countershock
• Electrocardiography
• Emergency Treatment (methods, nursing)
• Flecainide (therapeutic use)
• Heart Conduction System
• Humans
• Referral and Consultation
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, therapy)