Publications by authors named "Luz Maria Deras-Mejia"

A 12-year-old girl with symptoms of fatigue, decreased exercise tolerance and progressive dyspnea (New York Heart Association functional class III) with a possible diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to viral myocarditis. Because of incessant wide QRS tachycardia refractory to antiarrhythmic drugs, she was referred for electrophysiological study. The diagnosis was idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia involving the posterior fascicle of the left bundle branch.

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Objective: Describe the electrophysiological characteristics in subjects with asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White with sports activities or high professional responsibility.

Methods: Nineteen subjects, mean age 33 ± 13 years (group A). The electrophysiological characteristics were compared with a matched group with symptomatic WPW (group B).

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