title: [Atrial fibrillation in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome].
abstract: The authors describe the main etiopathogenic factors and clinical importance of atrial fibrillation and analyse the results of catheter ablation of atrioventricular accessory pathways in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Atrial vulnerability is the principal mechanism and radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular accessory pathways seems to be useless to prevent atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rasteiro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cacela
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gracias
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Antunes
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006801:Humans; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications*