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The diagnosis of WPW occurs with a combination of palpitations and when an electrocardiogram (ECG) show a short PR interval and a delta wave. [3] It is a type of pre-excitation syndrome. [3] WPW syndrome may be monitored or treated with either medications or an ablation (destroying the tissues) such as with radiofrequency catheter ablation. [4]
This WPW pattern doesn’t typically cause any symptoms and it’s relatively benign. In some cases, however, this pattern can facilitate certain arrhythmias, or basically make certain arrhythmias more severe and potentially even cause sudden cardiac death, in which case it would be called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is an example of anatomically defined re-entry. WPW syndrome is an atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT), secondary to an accessory pathway that connects the epicardial surfaces of the atrium and ventricle along the AV groove. [ 4 ]
In cardiology, an accessory pathway is an additional electrical connection between two parts of the heart. [1] These pathways can lead to abnormal heart rhythms ( arrhythmias ) associated with symptoms of palpitations .
Cardiology Pre-excitation syndrome is a heart condition in which part of the cardiac ventricles are activated too early. [ 1 ] Pre-excitation is caused by an abnormal electrical connection or accessory pathway between or within the cardiac chambers .
Cardiology Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia ( AVRT ), or atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia , is a type of heart arrhythmia with an abnormally fast rhythm ( tachycardia ); it is classified as a type of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).
English: What is Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW)? WPW is a type of arrhythmia involving an accessory pathway called the bundle of Kent, which allows electrical communication between the atria and ventricles. WPW pattern describes when there are no associated symptoms, and WPW syndrome describes when there are associated arrhythmias and ...
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is a pre-excitation syndrome in which individuals are predisposed to supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (rapid and irregular heart beats). [6] People with this condition have an extra or accessory atrioventricular conduction pathway that causes re-entry tachycardia. [6]