PREVALENCE OF WOLF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME (WPW) IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN ON PRECOMPTITIVE EVALUATION ANALYSIS

VISSANI S; FLORES M; FAREZ B; RENNA NF

BUENOS AIRES

Congreso; 16th World Congress of Arrhythmias; 2019

World Arrhythmias Federation

general population, was described in 1930 and the importance is that 1.5 per 1,000 pediatric patients are associated withsudden death. While they may have palpitations, most children remain asymptomaticObjectives: To determine the prevalence of WPW in school-age children during precompetitive examination in San LuisMethods: 9418 boys were evaluated for precompetitive control of Inter-collegiate Competition of different sports, 144 did not havethe complete data, so 9274 was the final population analyzed. Clinical Record, physical examination (weight, height, blood pressureoffice and 12-lead electrocardiogram). WPW syndrome was defined by a PR or PQ segment smaller than 0.12 sec and a slow wave Rascent ramp called a delta wave.Results: The average age was 14.55 years (12-19), males represent 46.39% and 53.61% women. A 100% ECG wasperformed, 1288 of which (13.88%) had some observation, that of right bundle conduction disorder was the mostfrequent. WPW was diagnosed in 12 boys (0.15%) of whom 9 were male and 3 female (3:1 ratio). The age was between12 and 18 years old with an average age of 15.5 yearsConclusion: The prevalence of WPW syndrome school-age children during precompetitive examination was 0.15%, same aspublished in the literature. The male / female ratio was higher than the one reported. The 12-lead electrocardiogram as aprecompetitive test allows the simple and rapid diagnosis of this disease, which, although rarely, can have serious consequences inasymptomatic children.