The cause of SCD in WPW syndrome is rapid conduction of AF to the ventricles via the AP, resulting in ventricular fibrillation (VF). AF develops in one fifth to one third of patients with WPW syndrome; the reasons for this and the effects of AP ablation on its development are unclear.
Barbara Mertz (September 29, 1927 â August 8, 2013) was an American author who wrote under her own name as well as under the pseudonyms Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels.
About the Author. Denise Harris Hoppenhauer is an adoptive parent and advocate for adopted children. She has written numerous adoption articles, which have been published in a variety of mediums. The author is donating 10% of proceeds from this book to Shoes for Orphan Souls.