INTERMITTENT PREEXCITATION IN THE WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME
INTERMITTENT PREEXCITATION IN THE WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME
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DOI:
10.1016/0002-9149(83)90125-x
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
GULAMHUSEIN, SS
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作者:
KLEIN, GJ;GULAMHUSEIN, SS
Intermittent loss of the delta wave in the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome may result from precarious conduction over the accessory pathway and, as such, would predict a benign prognosis in the event of the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF). Consecutive patients (52) referred for the assessment of the WPW syndrome were evaluated and the prevalence of intermittent preexcitation using review of serial ECG, ambulatory monitoring and treadmill testing was determined. All patients subsequently had electrophysiologic testing using standard techniques to determine the properties of the accessory pathway. Of the 52 patients, 26 (50%) were found to have intermittent prexcitation as defined by loss of the delta wave with concomitant prolongation of the P-R interval on at least 1 occasion. These patients had longer effective refractory periods of the accessory pathway (356 .+-. 114 vs. 295 .+-. 29 ms, mean .+-. SD, P < 0.05) and longer shortest cycle lengths maintaining 1:1 anterograde conduction (426 .+-. 176 vs. 291 .+-. 63 ms, P < 0.02) than their counterparts with constant preexcitation. During AF, 15% of patients with intermittent preexcitation had shortest R-R intervals between preexcited beats < 250 ms, vs. 50% of patients with constant preexcitation (P < 0.01). Apparently, intermittent preexcitation suggests a benign prognosis in the event of AF. A careful search for intermittent preexcitation may yield important prognostic information in asymptomatic subjects and obviate further investigation.