Exacerbated fast arrhythmia and Wolff - Parkinson syndrome at Cardiovascular Department of Hai Ba Trung Hospital from January 1996 to August 1999

Study on medical records of 2.632 exacerbated fast arrhythmia patients, treated in Hai Ba Trung Hospital from January 1996 to August 1999. The results: exacerbated fast arrhythmia and Wolff - Parkinson syndrome (W.P.W) were rarely forms among general cardiovascular diseases (17.96%). The disease occurred mainly in 40-69 year-old patients, the rate of female were higher than male. For W.P.W syndrome, the disease common occurred in 30-49 year-old patients, the rate of male were higher than female. Pressing eyeball was still an effective method though it was not absolute. Cordarone drug had a good effect. Electrical shock was the most effective and the last treatment method after failure in other methods