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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-10
pubmed:abstractText
The surgical treatment of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome made its appearance in 1968 when Dr W. C. Sealy performed the first direct surgical intervention for ablating an accessory connection in a patient with incessant atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia. The surgical approach fell into disfavor in 1990 when catheter ablation using radiofrequency energy was adopted into widespread use. In this presentation, I will attempt to assess the scientific value of the surgical experience using the scholarly tool, the "retrospectroscope," and also to answer the questions, Was it worth it? What was learned? and What was achieved? We conclude that a large body of scientific knowledge and skill was brought to light by this experience and, of even more importance, passed on for best use to the catheter surgeons.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0003-4975
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1254-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Surgical treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: a "retrospectroscopic" view.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review