Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a heart rhythm problem (arrhythmia) caused by an extra abnormal electrical pathway in the heart.

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a disorder in which an extra electrical connection between the atria and the ventricles is present at birth.

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) is a syndrome of pre-excitation of the ventricles of the heart due to an accessory pathway known as the bundle of Kent.

If there's an extra conduction pathway, the electrical signal may arrive at the ventricles too soon. This condition is called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW).

People who have Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome may have no symptoms at all or may experience palpitations and, possibly, chest pain, shortness of breath, and fainting.

Symptoms of Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome vary according to the nature and severity of the rapid heartbeat (tachycardia).

How often the rapid heart rate occurs depends on the patient. Some people with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome may have just a few episodes of rapid heart rate.

The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome includes the following list.

Treatment for Wolff-Parkinson White (WPW) syndrome will depend on the type and severity of your child's condition and the results of their diagnostic tests, such as the electrophysiology (EP) study.

The goals of treatment for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome include restoring the heart to normal rhythm and preventing life-threatening heart rates.

A drug used to treat atrial fibrillation, the most common heart rhythm disturbance in the United States, may have wider applications than previously thought, according to researchers at UCSF Medical Center.

News and Articles on WPW syndrome

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is the second most common cause of paroxysmal tachycardias in the developed world.

WPW is identified when a heart trace or ECG is performed. This may be because someone has symptoms of palpitations and the doctor is trying to find out why.

Individuals with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome have an abnormal bridge of tissue that connects the atria and the ventricles.

Normally, the heartbeat begins at the sinoatrial (SA) node, located in your right atrium. When the SA node fires, electrical activity spreads through the right and left atria, causing them to contract.

The benefits of prophylactic radiofrequency catheter ablation for the prevention of arrhythmic events in high-risk asymptomatic children with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome outweigh the procedural risks.

Asymptomatic children with a Wolff-Parkinson-White ECG pattern benefited from catheter ablation, but there are important caveats.

We identified 534 pre-school-aged children (5 years old) as having WPW syndrome among 841, 881 children by a surface EGG during a heart-screening program in kindergarten from 1969 to 1991.

ECG changes during exercise stress testing, such as false-positive ST-segment depression and disappearance of the delta wave, are reported in patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) pattern.

Twenty-one patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome who underwent surgical division of the accessory conduction pathway (ACP) were studied by gated blood-pool scintigraphy.

Virtually all natural history studies of Wolff-Parkinson- White (WPW) syndrome have been case series and, as such, have been constrained by referral biases, skewed age and sex distributions, or brief follow-up periods.

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Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a rare congenital heart disorder involving irregularities in the electrical system of the heart.

About a decade ago I was diagnosed with Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome (WPW).

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Arrhythmias of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital syndrome where a small amount “extra” electrical conductive tissue is present within the heart which then allows for fast heart rhythms termed “tachycardias” to sustain.

The heart is a hollow muscular organ – approximately the size of your clenched fist – that beats 40 million times per year (between 60 and 100 beats per minute).