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Wolff parkinson white syndrome?

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!
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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, and some feel weak or short of breath. ECG can confirm diagnosis.
Episodes can be stopped by maneuvers that stimulate the vagus nerve, which slows the heart rate.
WPWhite syndrome is the most common of several disorders that involve an extra (accessory) pathway between the atria and the ventricles. The extra pathway makes fast arrhythmias more likely to occur. 

WPWhite syndrome is present at birth, but the arrhythmias it causes usually become apparent during the teens or early twenties. However, arrhythmias may occur during the first year of life or not until after age 60.

Destruction of the extra conduction pathway by radiofrequency ablation (delivery of energy of a specific frequency through an electrode catheter inserted in the heart) is successful in more than 95% of people. The risk of death during the procedure is less than 1 in 1,000. Radiofrequency ablation is particularly useful for young people who might otherwise have to take antiarrhythmic drugs for a lifetime.

I would be inclined to go with your husband's wishes. It is my Nursing View that the procedure is one where the risk is very low.

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