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- Title
Intermittent ventricular pre‐excitation in symptomatic adults: Always a marker of low risk?
- Authors
Robles, Antonio Gianluca; Palamà, Zefferino; Pernat, Andrej; Gianfrancesco, Domenico; Bartolomucci, Francesco; Scarà, Antonio; Borrelli, Alessio; De Ruvo, Ermenegildo; Calò, Leonardo; Penco, Maria; Romano, Silvio; Sciarra, Luigi
- Abstract
Background: Intermittent ventricular pre‐excitation was considered a low‐risk marker for sudden death. However, to date, some studies do not exclude the existence of accessory pathways (APs) with high‐risk intermittent antegrade conductive properties. According to current European Guidelines, high‐risk features of APs are antegrade pathway conduction ≤250 ms in baseline or during the adrenergic stimulus, inducibility of atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardias (AVRT), inducibility of pre‐excited atrial fibrillation (AF), and presence of multiple APs. For all of these transcatheter ablation is recommended. The aim of our study was to evaluate the existence of differences in risk characteristics between patients with intermittent pre‐excitation (IPX) and those with persistent pre‐excitation (PPX), from a sample of adults with ventricular pre‐excitation and symptoms like palpitations. Methods: 293 adults [IPX: 51 (17.4%); PPX: 242 (82.6%)] underwent electrophysiological study and then catheter ablation of their APs if arrhythmia inducibility (AVRT/AF) was noted, or, conversely, if it was appreciated a fast AP antegrade conduction, in baseline or during intravenous isoproterenol infusion, or if multiple APs were detected. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in demographic characteristics (age and gender), AVRT/AF inducibility, antegrade conductive properties, the prevalence of multiple APs, and APs locations between IPX and PPX patients. Conclusions: In our study, patients with IPX did not show significant differences in clinical and electrophysiological features versus PPX patients.
- Subjects
WOLFF-Parkinson-White syndrome; ISOPROTERENOL; AGE distribution; CATHETER ablation; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACQUISITION of data; RISK assessment; VENTRICULAR tachycardia; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SEX distribution; VENTRICULAR arrhythmia; DISEASE prevalence; MEDICAL records; CARDIAC arrest; DISEASE risk factors; ADULTS
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 2023, Vol 46, Issue 9, p1049
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pace.14798