Aborted sudden cardiac death as first presentation of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) can be the first clinical manifestation of Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. Catheter ablation of accessory pathways is now a safe and effective procedure, and is widely recommended in patients with WPW syndrome. However, management of the asymptomatic WPW patient remains controversial. Recent studies have readdressed the issue of risk stratification and prophylactic catheter ablation. We describe a case of malignant arrhythmia and aborted SCD as first presentation of WPW syndrome in a previously asymptomatic 17-year-old patient.

• Authors: Guida Silva, Gustavo Pires de Morais, João Primo, Olga Sousa, Eulália Pereira, Marta Ponte, Lino Simões, Vasco Gama
• Journal: Revista portuguesa de cardiologia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia = Portuguese journal of cardiology : an official journal of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology (Rev Port Cardiol) Vol. 32 Issue 4 Pg. 325-9 (Apr 2013) ISSN: 2174-2030 [Electronic] Portugal
• PMID: 23518392 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2012 Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia. Published by Elsevier España. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Adolescent
• Catheter Ablation
• Death, Sudden, Cardiac (etiology, prevention & control)
• Humans
• Male
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (complications, diagnosis)