Anette Jemtrén, Serkan Saygi, Finn Åkerström, Fahd Asaad, Tara Bourke, Frieder Braunschweig, Carina Carnlöf, Nikola Drca, Per Insulander, Göran Kennebäck, Astrid Paul Nordin, Bita Sadigh, Anette Rickenlund, Ott Saluveer, Jonas Schwieler, Emma Svennberg, Jari Tapanainen, Yusuf Turkmen, Hamid Bastani, Mats Jensen-Urstad
AIMS: Controversy remains as to whether the exercise stress test (EST) is sufficient for risk evaluation in patients with pre-excitation. This study aims to clarify the usefulness of EST in risk stratification in both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients presenting with pre-excitation. METHODS AND RESULTS: This prospective study includes consecutive asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with pre-excitation referred for risk assessment. All participants performed an incremental EST (bicycle) prior to an electrophysiology study (EPS)...
February 1, 2024: Europace: European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology