title: Automated external defibrillator documented degeneration of pre-excited atrial fibrillation into ventricular fibrillation.
abstract: Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome can be the cause of syncope or sudden cardiac death, which results from ventricular fibrillation (VF) degenerated from rapid anterograde conduction of atrial fibrillation (AF) to the ventricles through the accessory pathway. We present a case of WPW syndrome in which recording the actual moment of onset of the degeneration of pre-excited AF into VF. This was fortuitous and also lucky for this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Okinawa Children's Medical Center, Okinawa, Japan. Electronic address: bigkaz@mua.biglobe.ne.jp.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
authors.forename: Atsuya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimabukuro
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Taisuke
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nabeshima
authors.forename: Mami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakayashiro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Automated external defibrillator; Sudden cardiac death; WPW syndrome