RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: Diagnostic and management strategies
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 119
OP 127
DO 10.3949/ccjm.92a.24059
VO 92
IS 2
A1 Barat, Masihullah
A1 Barba, David Torres
A1 Ho, Gordon
YR 2025
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/92/2/119.abstract
AB An unknown number of people are born with single or multiple accessory electrical pathways between the atria and the ventricles. Although most people who have an accessory pathway never experience any problems, some show characteristic abnormalities on surface electrocardiography (the Wolff-Parkinson-White [WPW] pattern), and a minority of those with the WPW pattern experience symptoms such as palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, and presyncope—the WPW syndrome. The latter has the potential to lead to malignant tachyarrhythmias and even sudden cardiac death. Thus, it is imperative to detect the WPW electrocardiographic pattern, diagnose WPW syndrome early, and adequately risk stratify those at risk for serious complications.