Atrial fibrillation by accessory pathway with pattern of ventricular pre-excitation: A case report

Authors

  • Lázaro A. Mata Cuevas
  • Jesús J. Roque Corzo
  • Jesús A. Pérez González
  • Celibel García Meneses
  • Caleb Vegas Peraza
  • Carla Mata Carvajal
  • Lilibet Vegas Peraza
  • Yailem Companioni Sola

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation by accessory pathway is a dangerous disease that can cause sudden death, it is rare and it needs a careful management, even more, if a pattern of ventricular pre-excitation appears. The case of a white skin 17-year-old teenager with a history of short palpitations at moderate effort, and occasional loss of consciousness of short duration, without other associated symptoms, is presented. At the moment of admission, he presents palpitations, fatigue, pallor and low blood pressure; in the electrocardiogram a tachycardia with wide, irregular QRS, with delta wave and rapid ventricular rate is observed, which was interpreted as pre-excited atrial fibrillation. Synchronized electrical cardioversion to QRS with 100 joules was performed, and sinus rhythm was restored with electrocardiographic pattern of ventricular pre-excitation (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome). 

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2020-07-11

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Mata Cuevas LA, Roque Corzo JJ, Pérez González JA, García Meneses C, Vegas Peraza C, Mata Carvajal C, et al. Atrial fibrillation by accessory pathway with pattern of ventricular pre-excitation: A case report. CorSalud [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 11 [cited 2025 Jun. 21];12(3):338-42. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/483

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2020)

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CASE REPORTS

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