Atrial fibrillation and preexcitation - A licence to kill
Atrial fibrillation becomes a potentially lethal arrhythmia in the presence of preexcitation because the rapid ventricular activation can result in ventricular fibrillation. Fortunately, radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for these patients. Specific points of interest regarding this...
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| author | R. Sakthivel Raja J. Selvaraj |
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| description | Atrial fibrillation becomes a potentially lethal arrhythmia in the presence of preexcitation because the rapid ventricular activation can result in ventricular fibrillation. Fortunately, radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for these patients. Specific points of interest regarding this association are the mechanism of increased incidence of atrial fibrillation and the current management of patients presenting in atrial fibrillation. These are discussed in this editorial. Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, Preexcitation, Ablation |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d53bfba089c748dcbdc701b41c4bd81a2022-12-22T03:08:32ZengElsevierIndian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal0972-62922020-01-0120112Atrial fibrillation and preexcitation - A licence to killR. Sakthivel0Raja J. Selvaraj1Department of Cardiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IndiaCorresponding author. Department of Cardiology, JIPMER, Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry, 605006, India.; Department of Cardiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IndiaAtrial fibrillation becomes a potentially lethal arrhythmia in the presence of preexcitation because the rapid ventricular activation can result in ventricular fibrillation. Fortunately, radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for these patients. Specific points of interest regarding this association are the mechanism of increased incidence of atrial fibrillation and the current management of patients presenting in atrial fibrillation. These are discussed in this editorial. Keywords: Atrial fibrillation, Preexcitation, Ablationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629220300012 |
| spellingShingle | R. Sakthivel Raja J. Selvaraj Atrial fibrillation and preexcitation - A licence to kill Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal |
| title | Atrial fibrillation and preexcitation - A licence to kill |
| title_full | Atrial fibrillation and preexcitation - A licence to kill |
| title_fullStr | Atrial fibrillation and preexcitation - A licence to kill |
| title_full_unstemmed | Atrial fibrillation and preexcitation - A licence to kill |
| title_short | Atrial fibrillation and preexcitation - A licence to kill |
| title_sort | atrial fibrillation and preexcitation a licence to kill |
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