Glossary for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

• Arrhythmias: Irregularity in the heart's beating rhythm.
• Atrial Fibrillation: Common heart arrythmia with rapid beating in upper chambers
• Breathing difficulties: Various types of breathing difficulty (dyspnea).
• Chest pain: Pain in the chest area.
• Dizziness: Feelings of lightheadedness or giddiness.
• Ebstein's anomaly: A congenital heart defect where the tricuspid valve is deformed. The tricuspid valve in the heart normally has three flaps that control blood flow but in Ebstein's anomaly, one of the flaps remains open instead of closing and allows blood to leak through.
• Heart conditions: Any condition that affects the heart
• Hyperthyroidism: Too much thyroid hormone production.
• Long QT syndrome: A condition which is characterized by prolongation of the QT interval of the heart rhythme
• Palpitations: The subjective sensation of the beating of the heart at a rapid or irregular rate
• Sinus tachycardia: A condition which is characterized by a fast heart rate
• Syncope: Temporary loss of conciousness or fainting.
• Tachycardia: Excessively rapid heart beat.
• Toxic mushrooms - Psychedelic: Some mushrooms contain chemicals called psilocybin and psilocin which produce effects similar to LSD. Mushroom species from this group include certain species of Conocybe syanopus, Conocybe spectabilis, Gymnopilus, Panaeolus, Pluteus, Psilocybe and Stropharia. About five dried mushroom caps can result in hallucinations.

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