Patient
The patient was a 17-year-old soccer player. He played competitive, non-professional, soccer in a regional league, with 1 or 2 matches per week and 2 additional training sessions of 2 h each. He was seen elsewhere for a first screening evaluation. His exercise capacity was unrestricted. There were no familial cases of sudden death or known cardiac disease. He had no special medical history and was fully asymptomatic. Specifically, he never experienced pre-syncope, syncope or paroxysmal palpitations.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Arruda MS, McClelland JH, Wang X, Beckman KJ, Wideman LE, Gonzalez MD, Nakagawa H, Lazzara R, Jackman WM. Development and validation of an ECG algorithm for identifying accessory pathway ablation site in Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 1998, 9(1): 2–12
Pelliccia A, Fagard R, Bjørnstad HH, Anastassakis A, Arbustini E, Assanelli D, Biffi A, Borjesson M, Carrè F, Corrado D, Delise P, Dorwarth U, Hirth A, Heidbuchel H, Hoffmann E, Mellwig KP, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Pisani A, Solberg E, van-Buuren F, Vanhees L. Recommendations for competitive sports participation in athletes with cardiovascular disease. A Consensus document from the Study Group of Sports Cardiology of the Working Group of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology, and the Working Group of Myocardial and Pericardial diseases of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J 2005, 26: 1422–1445
Heidbuchel H, Panhuyzen-Goedkoop N, Corrado D, Hoffmann E, Biffi A, Delise P, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Vanhees L, Ivarhoff P, Dorwarth U, Pelliccia A. Recommendations for participation in leisure-time physical activity and competitive sports in patients with arrhythmias and potentially arrhythmogenic conditions Part I: Supraventricular arrhythmias and pacemakers. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil Aug 2006, 13(4):475–484
Timmermans C, Smeets JL, Rodriguez LM, Vrouchos G, van den Dool A, Wellens HJ. Aborted sudden death in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Am J Cardiol Sep 1 1995, 76(7): 492–494
Delise P, Sciarra L. Asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White: what to do. Extensive ablation or not? J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) Sep 2007, 8(9):668–674
Wellens HJ. Should catheter ablation be performed in asymptomatic patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome? When to perform catheter ablation in asymptomatic patients with a Wolff-Parkinson-White electrocardiogram. Circulation Oct 4 2005, 112(14):2201–2207; discussion 2216
Pappone C, Santinelli V, Manguso F, Augello G, Santinelli O, Vicedomini G, Gulletta S, Mazzone P, Tortoriello V, Pappone A, Dicandia C, Rosanio S. A randomized study of prophylactic catheter ablation in asymptomatic patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. N Engl J Med Nov 6 2003, 349(19):1803–1811
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2009 Springer-Verlag London Limited
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Heidbüchel, H. (2009). A 17-Year-Old Competitive Soccer Player with Pre-excitation Pattern on 12-Lead ECG. In: Pelliccia, A. (eds) Sports Cardiology Casebook. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-042-5_16
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-042-5_16
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-84882-041-8
Online ISBN: 978-1-84882-042-5
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)