Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Introduction: Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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

Symptoms of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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

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Diagnostic Tests for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

• Physical exam
• ECG
• Holter monitor

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Causes of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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

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Treatments for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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Prognosis for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Prognosis for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: usually benign but can be very serious in some cases

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Reseach about Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome include:

• Routine Mini-Invasive Electrophysiology Study for Patients Feeling Tachycardia, With a Negative Holter ECG - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

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Article Excerpts about Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Abnormal pathways between the atria and ventricles cause the electrical signal to arrive at the ventricles too soon and to be transmitted back into the atria. Very fast heart rates may develop as the electrical signal ricochets between the atria and ventricles. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Arrhythmia: NHLBI)

Definitions of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome:

Association of paroxysmal tachycaria or atrial fibrillation and pre-excitation characterized by a short PR interval and a long QRS interval with a delta wave. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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