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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 127-129 |
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Incidental finding of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in emergency department
K Satyanarayana Rao, KV Seshaiah, D Srinivas Rao, Talluri Venkata Siva Pradeep
Department of General Medicine, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Talluri Venkata Siva Pradeep
Post Graduate Student, Department of General Medicine, Government Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2277-8632.98366
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A middle-aged male patient was admitted into our Emergency medical department with a history of suicidal consumption of an unknown toxic substance mixed with alcohol. During evaluation features of Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome were identified in his ECG. Pathophysiology, complications and treatment of WPW syndrome are discussed and the literature is reviewed. |
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