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Electrophysiological properties of asymptomatic children and adolescents with the Wolff-Parkinson-White electrocardiographic pattern [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(8): 674-679 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2019.41354

Electrophysiological properties of asymptomatic children and adolescents with the Wolff-Parkinson-White electrocardiographic pattern

Serhat Koca, Celal Akdeniz, Volkan Tuzcu
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul Medipol University, Pediatric and Genetic Arrhythmia Center, Istanbul


OBJECTIVE
Optimal management in asymptomatic children and adolescents with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) electrocardiographic pattern is still debatable. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the electrophysiological properties of asymptomatic children and adolescents with WPW.

METHODS
The medical records and procedural data of asymptomatic children and adolescents with the WPW electrocardiographic pattern who underwent invasive electrophysiological study (EPS) and catheter ablation between April 2012 and April 2018 were evaluated.

RESULTS
In all, 149 consecutive, asymptomatic children and adolescents with WPW who underwent EPS were retrospectively investigated. In 39 (26.2%) of the patients, a shortest pre-excited R–R interval of ≤250 ms during atrial fibrillation or an accessory pathway effective refractory period of ≤270 ms was found. A total of 39 patients with high-risk antegrade conduction and 45 patients with inducible orthodromic atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia underwent catheter ablation. In addition, 14 patients underwent catheter ablation due to family preference.

CONCLUSION
High-risk antegrade conduction properties are exhibited by more than one-quarter of asymptomatic children and adolescents with WPW. Ablation should be considered as a first-line therapy in asymptomatic children and adolescents with high-risk WPW.

Keywords: Sudden cardiac death, asymptomatic; child; Wolff-Parkinson-White electrocardiographic pattern.

How to cite this article
Serhat Koca, Celal Akdeniz, Volkan Tuzcu. Electrophysiological properties of asymptomatic children and adolescents with the Wolff-Parkinson-White electrocardiographic pattern. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(8): 674-679

Corresponding Author: Serhat Koca, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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