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ReviewReviews in cardiovascular medicine2024

Pre-Excited Atrial Fibrillation in Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature.

Marco Schiavone, Annalisa Filtz, Alessio Gasperetti, Xiaodong Zhang, Giovanni B Forleo, Pasquale Santangeli, Luigi Di Biase

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Marco SchiavoneDepartment of Clinical Electrophysiology & Cardiac Pacing, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, 20138 Milan, Italy.
Annalisa FiltzCardiology Unit, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, 20157 Milan, Italy.
Alessio GasperettiDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Xiaodong ZhangCardiac Arrhythmia Center, Division of Cardiology at Montefiore-Einstein Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Giovanni B ForleoCardiology Unit, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, 20157 Milan, Italy.
Pasquale SantangeliDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Luigi Di BiaseCardiac Arrhythmia Center, Division of Cardiology at Montefiore-Einstein Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.

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Abstract

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is defined by specific electrocardiogram (ECG) changes resulting in ventricular pre-excitation (the so-called WPW pattern), related to the presence of an accessory pathway (AP), combined with recurrent tachyarrhythmias. WPW syndrome is characterized by different supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (SVT), including atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia (AVRT) and atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular response, with AVRT being the most common arrhythmia associated with WPW, and AF occurring in up to 50% of patients with WPW. Several mechanisms might be responsible for AF development in the WPW syndrome, and a proper electrocardiographic interpretation is of pivotal importance since misdiagnosing pre-excited AF could lead to the administration of incorrect treatment, potentially inducing ventricular fibrillation (VF). Great awareness of pre-excited AF's common ECG characteristics as well as associated causes and its treatment is needed to increase diagnostic performance and improve patients' outcomes. In the present review, starting from a paradigmatic case, we discuss the characteristics of pre-excited AF in the emergency department and its management, focusing on the most common ECG abnormalities, pharmacological and invasive treatment of this rhythm disorder.

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accessory pathwayantiarrhythmic drugscatheter ablationpre-excited atrial fibrillationWolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

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PMID39076547
PMCPMC11263991

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