Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: Introduction

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
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 27 symptoms of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome:

• Atrial fibrillation
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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Diagnostic Tests for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

• Physical exam
• ECG
• Holter monitor
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Failure to diagnose Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Hidden causes of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: Self Assessment Tools

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• Smoking -- Self Assessment Tools
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Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
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  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity....read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become...read more »

Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that there are various...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff" around the arm to...read more »

Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms...read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or dementia (such as ...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children. Some of the symptoms of...read more »

Rapid heart rate in Wolf Parkinson White syndrome: Wolf Parkinson White syndrome can present with anything form mild chest discomfort or palpitations to severe cardiopulmonary...read more »

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Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
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Hospitals & Clinics: Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
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  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

• Mahaim-type preexcitation
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome:

• Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome as a symptom

Treatments for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

• Medications
• Surgery
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Medical news articles related to Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome include:

• Risk Factor for Stroke More Common Among Whites
• Parkinson's Drugs Can Trigger Unhealthy Behaviors
• Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
• New Parkinson's Treatment Shows Promise in Animals
• Family History of Melanoma Doubles Parkinson's Risk
• Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work
• Parkinson's Drugs Again Linked to Compulsive Disorders
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Medical research articles related to Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome include:

• Procainamide
• Head Trauma (Treatment)
• Ventricular Tachycardia (Treatment)
• Ebstein Anomaly
• HIV-1 Associated Distal Painful Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy (Treatment)
• Ashman Phenomenon (Diagnosis)
• Pheochromocytoma (Treatment)
• Toxicity, Tricyclic Antidepressant (Treatment)
• more research...»

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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)
• more trials...»

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Statistics for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

• Medical statistics for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Death and Mortality statistics for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome
• Society statistics for Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome: Broader Related Topics

• Heart conditions
• Arrhythmias
• more types...»

Types of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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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)