Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome history and symptoms
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Symptoms
Symptoms of WPW syndrome may include the following:
- Palpitation
- Chest pain or chest tightness
- Dizziness
- Light-headedness
- Brief loss of consciousness
- Shortness of breath
- Exercise intolerance
- Anxiety
- The most common arrhythmias associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is AV reentry tachycardia.
- WPW syndrome, uncommonly presents as cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death.[1][2]
- The accessory pathway of WPW syndrome is present since birth.
- The age of presentation of tachyarrhythmia varies from patient to patient.
- Infants may develop heart failure if not treated immediately.
Symptoms of WPW syndrome in infants may include the following:
References
- ↑ Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES). Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF). American Heart Association (AHA). American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS); et al. (2012). "PACES/HRS expert consensus statement on the management of the asymptomatic young patient with a Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW, ventricular preexcitation) electrocardiographic pattern: developed in partnership between the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of PACES, HRS, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), the American Heart Association (AHA), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS)". Heart Rhythm. 9 (6): 1006–24. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.03.050. PMID 22579340.
- ↑ Obeyesekere, MN.; Leong-Sit, P.; Massel, D.; Manlucu, J.; Modi, S.; Krahn, AD.; Skanes, AC.; Yee, R.; Gula, LJ. (2012). "Risk of arrhythmia and sudden death in patients with asymptomatic preexcitation: a meta-analysis". Circulation. 125 (19): 2308–15. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.055350. PMID 22532593. Unknown parameter
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