March 1, 1993Circulation
A population study of the natural history of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 1953-1989.
Population
Community-based population with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome
Design
Cohort
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Does not support routine EP testing in asymptomatic WPW; leaves open generalizability of community incidence estimates.
Structured PICO
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Population
Community-based population with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome
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Outcome
Incidence of sudden deathhard clinical
The low incidence of sudden death in asymptomatic WPW patients suggests routine electrophysiological testing is unnecessary, though young patients should be monitored for symptom development.
Cite This Study
Munger et al. (1993) studied this question.