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

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 remai...

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Main Authors: Guida Silva, Gustavo Pires de Morais, João Primo, Olga Sousa, Eulália Pereira, Marta Ponte, Lino Simões, Vasco Gama
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000998
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spelling doaj-6e05bd2f54c7423c97de51209169516c2020-11-25T00:28:37ZengElsevierRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)2174-20492013-04-01324325329Aborted sudden cardiac death as first presentation of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndromeGuida Silva0Gustavo Pires de Morais1João Primo2Olga Sousa3Eulália Pereira4Marta Ponte5Lino Simões6Vasco Gama7Corresponding author.; Serviço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho-EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho-EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho-EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho-EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho-EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho-EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho-EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalServiço de Cardiologia, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho-EPE, Vila Nova de Gaia, PortugalSudden 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. Resumo: A morte súbita cardíaca (MSC) pode ser a primeira manifestação da síndrome de Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW).A ablação por cateter da via acessória é atualmente um tratamento seguro e eficaz, estando liberalmente recomendado em doentes sintomáticos. Já na presença de padrão electrocardiográfico de WPW, a orientação terapêutica é alvo de controvérsia. Alguns estudos vieram reativar a discussão relativamente à estratificação de risco e benefício da ablação profilática.Descrevemos o caso clínico de um jovem de 17 anos previamente assintomático, com arritmia maligna e morte súbita cardíaca abortada como primeira manifestação da doença. Keywords: Wolff–Parkinson–White, Sudden cardiac death, Catheter ablation, Palavras-chave: Wolff–Parkinson–White, Morte súbita cardíaca, Ablação por catéterhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000998
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author Guida Silva
Gustavo Pires de Morais
João Primo
Olga Sousa
Eulália Pereira
Marta Ponte
Lino Simões
Vasco Gama
spellingShingle Guida Silva
Gustavo Pires de Morais
João Primo
Olga Sousa
Eulália Pereira
Marta Ponte
Lino Simões
Vasco Gama
Aborted sudden cardiac death as first presentation of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
author_facet Guida Silva
Gustavo Pires de Morais
João Primo
Olga Sousa
Eulália Pereira
Marta Ponte
Lino Simões
Vasco Gama
author_sort Guida Silva
title Aborted sudden cardiac death as first presentation of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
title_short Aborted sudden cardiac death as first presentation of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
title_full Aborted sudden cardiac death as first presentation of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
title_fullStr Aborted sudden cardiac death as first presentation of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Aborted sudden cardiac death as first presentation of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
title_sort aborted sudden cardiac death as first presentation of wolff–parkinson–white syndrome
publisher Elsevier
series Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
issn 2174-2049
publishDate 2013-04-01
description 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. Resumo: A morte súbita cardíaca (MSC) pode ser a primeira manifestação da síndrome de Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW).A ablação por cateter da via acessória é atualmente um tratamento seguro e eficaz, estando liberalmente recomendado em doentes sintomáticos. Já na presença de padrão electrocardiográfico de WPW, a orientação terapêutica é alvo de controvérsia. Alguns estudos vieram reativar a discussão relativamente à estratificação de risco e benefício da ablação profilática.Descrevemos o caso clínico de um jovem de 17 anos previamente assintomático, com arritmia maligna e morte súbita cardíaca abortada como primeira manifestação da doença. Keywords: Wolff–Parkinson–White, Sudden cardiac death, Catheter ablation, Palavras-chave: Wolff–Parkinson–White, Morte súbita cardíaca, Ablação por catéter
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913000998
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