title: [Potential risks of the Valsalva maneuver during reciprocating tachycardia in patients with WPW: a case report].
abstract: A 42-year-old man with cardiac preexcitation syndrome due to a left postero-septal anomalous pathway, showed an atrio-ventricular reciprocating tachycardia. During a Valsalva manouvre the arrhythmia changed into atrial fibrillation with ventricular rate and consequent hemodynamic worsening. The authors discuss the possible untoward effect of this manouvre in patients with anomalous a-v conduction pathways. They suggest that Valsalva manouvre should not be used outside of the hospital in patients with accessory pathways defined ¿at risk¿ on the basis of the electrophysiologic study.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Cardiologia, Ospedale Umberto I, USL 26, Siracusa.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mossuti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sicuso
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Russo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver / Q000502:physiology*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Potenziali rischi della manovra di Valsalva durante tachicardia reciprocante in pazienti con WPW: descrizione di un caso.