title: ["Malignant Kent" arrhythmia, clinical case and literature review].
abstract: The Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is considered as benign disorder. However, some electrophysiological properties of the accessory pathway may lead to a life-threatening affection due to rapid anterograde conduction over the accessory pathway. We report on four young patients admitted to our hospital in a haemodynamic shock. We strongly recommend to perform to all patients with preexcitation or suspected to have one, a 24 hour ambulatory ECG, an exercise stress testing and if necessary a transoesophageal electrophysiological study or an invasive electrophysiological study in order to detect patients at high risk of sudden death.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Baroud
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pesch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beissel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011226:Pre-Excitation Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Le "Kent Malin", cas cliniques et revue de la littérature.