Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrom

What are the other Names for this Condition? (Also known as/Synonyms) Preexcitation Syndrome WPW Syndrome  What is Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome? (Definition/Background Information) Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (or WPW Syndrome) is a congenital condition that affects the heart. The condition arises due to a disruption in the process of how the message (signal that causes the heart to beat) gets passed within the heart As a result of this condition, the heart beats faster than normal, since the condition changes the normal physiology of the heart The heart is composed of three segments that make up the electrical system, which is how the information gets transferred. These segments include the sinoatrial node, atrioventricular node, and His Purkinje system The sinoatrial node is the most important segment of the 3, whose function is to initiate the signal The atrioventricular node allows the signal that is produced by the sinoatrial node to be distributed to ...

Wolff parkinson white syndrome? My fiance was diagnosed with Wolf parkinson white syndrome. Can anyone give me some help in understanding this? The doctor sent us home with 4 pages of information, but mostly diagrams that are a little over my head! ha ha. I understand this is a serious heart condition and I would also like to know of some people who have gone through this and what did they do? We have an option of surgery or medication. My fiance would like to have the surgery so we can "forget about this and move on." but I'm scared of the risks with medication or Surgery as well as the risks of doing nothing at all. please help, we are confused and alone! I have never heard of this before now, and I'm in the medical field! ---------- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a disorder in which an extra electrical connection between the atria and the ventricles is present at birth. People may have episodes of a very rapid heartbeat.  Most people have palpitations, an...

What is Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome? Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a congenital heart problem that affects the heart’s electrical system. Although it is present at birth, the onset of symptoms varies and indeed some people never have symptoms. WPW is relatively common, although the exact incidence is not known. About 15% of children with WPW have other heart problems, most often a disease called Ebstein’s anomaly. WPW is not usually hereditary, that is, it is not usually passed from parents to children. In the normal conduction system, there is only one pathway for electrical signals to pass from the heart’s upper chambers — the atria- to the heart’s lower chambers — the ventricles. This pathway is called the AV node. When a child has WPW, an extra bridge of muscle connects the atria and ventricles of the heart, forming an extra electrical pathway outside the normal conduction system. If there is an early heartbeat, the impulse travels down to the lower chambers us...

Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome Treatment Depending on the type and severity of your arrhythmia, and the results of various tests including the electrophysiology study, there are several treatment options. You and your doctor will decide which one is right for you. Medications Certain anti-arrhythmic drugs change the electrical signals in the heart and help prevent abnormal sites from starting irregular or rapid heart rhythms. Follow-up Electrophysiology Study To make sure the medication is working properly after two or more days in the hospital, you may be brought back to the laboratory for a follow-up study. Our goal is to find the drug that works best for you. Implantable Device (Pacemaker) All implantable devices or pacemakers work on "demand" and are used to treat slow heart rhythms. They are small devices that are implanted beneath the skin below the collarbone and connected to a pace wire(s) positioned inside the heart via a vein; this delivers ...