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. 1988 Jan;59(1):53–55. doi: 10.1136/hrt.59.1.53

Latent pre-excitation: exposure of anterograde accessory pathway conduction during atrial fibrillation.

K Robinson 1, E Rowland 1, D M Krikler 1
PMCID: PMC1277072  PMID: 3342150

Abstract

In three patients anterograde conduction across a previously undocumented accessory pathway was exposed by the development of atrial fibrillation. This unusual presentation illustrates the possible unmasking of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome by other factors in patients who have not previously demonstrated the potential for anterograde accessory pathway conduction.

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