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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of exercise and isoproterenol on atrial fibrillation (AF) were studied in 17 patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) to assess the risk of developing a rapid ventricular response. Mean cycle length (R-R interval) and shortest R-R interval between both preexcited and nonpreexcited QRS complexes were recorded, as well as the percentage of preexcited complexes during control periods, during bicycle exercise, and during isoproterenol infusion. Exercise resulted in significantly shorter mean cycle length and the shortest R-R interval between nonpreexcited complexes. Exercise also resulted in a significantly lower percentage of preexcited complexes during AF, but had no effect on the R-R intervals between preexcited complexes. Isoproterenol had a variable effect on the percentage of preexcited QRS complexes, but resulted in significant shortening of mean cycle length and the shortest R-R interval between both normal and preexcited complexes. With isoproterenol, 12 of 17 patients had shortest preexcited R-R intervals less than or equal to 215 ms, compared with 6 of 17 in the control state. Isoproterenol infusion increased the rate of conduction over the accessory pathway during AF and allowed better assessment of the risk of excessively rapid rates occurring during AF. Exercise is not an adequate test for this purpose.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1203-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of exercise and isoproterenol during atrial fibrillation in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.