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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1983-3-11
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pubmed:abstractText |
An esophageal lead was used to perform decremental atrial pacing and elective induction of atrial fibrillation (AF) in 5 patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (W-P-W) syndrome before and after amiodarone therapy. In the control state, 1:1 atrioventricular (AV) conduction over the accessory pathway ranged from 220 to 260 ms (mean 232). The shortest R-R interval during AF ranged from 190 to 210 ms (mean 198). The ventricular rate ranged from 175 to 212 beats/min (mean 196). After amiodarone therapy, the shortest cycle length with 1:1 AV conduction increased in all patients, ranging from 290 to 540 ms (mean 370); during AF, no preexcited beat was present in 2 patients, whereas the minimal preexcited R-R interval in the remaining 3 was 290, 240, and 370 ms, respectively. The ventricular response during AF decreased in all patients. Thus, esophageal pacing is a useful method for identifying patients at risk with the W-P-W syndrome and for assessing appropriate management in individual patients. Amiodarone provides protection against life-threatening arrhythmias in these patients.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0002-9149
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
51
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
513-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Amiodarone,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Atrial Fibrillation,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Cardiac Pacing, Artificial,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Death, Sudden,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Esophagus,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Prognosis,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Quinidine,
pubmed-meshheading:6823867-Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
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pubmed:year |
1983
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Transesophageal pacing for prognostic evaluation of preexcitation syndrome and assessment of protective therapy.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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