Does successful accessory pathway ablation prevent cardiac arrest recurrences in resuscitated patients with WPW syndrome?
Successful ablation of accessory pathways in resuscitated WPW patients with normal LV function prevents cardiac arrest recurrence, suggesting ICD placement is generally not indicated.
In resuscitated patients with WPW syndrome who have normal left ventricular function at echocardiography and no ECG abnormalities suggesting additional electrical disease, ablation of their overt accessory pathways prevented cardiac arrest recurrences; therefore, ICD placement is generally not indicated.
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