WPW syndrome

Introduction: WPW syndrome

Description of WPW syndrome

WPW syndrome (medical condition): Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia) caused by a conduction abnormality in the ...more

WPW syndrome: See also:

Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome:
  »Introduction: Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
  »Symptoms of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
  »Treatments for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

WPW syndrome: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

WPW syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that WPW syndrome, or a subtype of WPW syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

WPW syndrome as a Disease

WPW syndrome: Another name for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
  »Symptoms of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
  »Treatments for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

WPW syndrome: Related Diseases

WPW syndrome: WPW syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Heart conditions
• Arrhythmias
• Chest conditions
• Heart rhythm conditions
• Circulatory system conditions

Causes of WPW syndrome

Some of the causes of WPW syndrome are included in the list below:

• Mahaim-type preexcitation
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome

Read more about causes of WPW syndrome (Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)

Symptoms of WPW syndrome (Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of WPW syndrome incude:

• Chest pain
• Dizziness
• Temporary syncope
• Palpitations
• Irregular heart rate

See full list of 24 symptoms of WPW syndrome (Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)

Treatments for WPW syndrome (Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)

Treatments for WPW syndrome (Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome) include:

• Medications
• Surgery

Read more about treatments for WPW syndrome

Treatment of WPW syndrome: For more treatment information about WPW syndrome, see treatment of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW syndrome)

WPW syndrome: Article Excerpts about Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Abnormal pathways between the atria and ventricles cause the electrical signal to arrive at the... (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Arrhythmia: NHLBI)

WPW syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to WPW syndrome:

• Ebstein's anomaly
• long QT syndrome
• pre-excitation syndrome
• atrial fibrillation
• ventricular fibrillation
• atrial flutter
• mitochondrial disease
• tachyarrthymias
• supraventricular tachycardia
• calcium channel blockers

Terms associated with WPW syndrome:

Terms Similar to WPW syndrome:

• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Anomalous ventricular excitation syndrome
• Auriculoventricular accessory pathway syndrome
• False bundle-branch block syndrome
• Preexcitation syndrome

Source - NIH

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