ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES IN PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION COMPLICATED WITH THE WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME - COMPARISON WITH PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION ALONE

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作者
GONDO, N
KUMAGAI, K
MATSUO, K
ANNOURA, M
MOROE, K
ARAKAWA, K
机构
[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Fukuoka University, School of Medicine, Fukuoka
关键词
WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME; PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY; ATRIAL VULNERABILITY;
D O I
10.1159/000176414
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Electrophysiological studies were performed in 26 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Thirteen patients had the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome (group A), and another 13 patients did not have the WPW syndrome (group B). The right atrium effective refractory period was significantly shorter in group A than in group B. The wavelength index which was defined as the ratio of the refractory period to the conduction delay was significantly lower in group A than in group B. Accordingly, patients in group A had a greater tendency to produce atrial reentry than those in group B.
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