Wolf White Parkinson Syndrome
The heartbeat is controlled by electrical signals that move through the heart in a highly coordinated way.
Wolf white parkinson syndrome. A specialized cluster of cells called the atrioventricular node conducts electrical impulses from the heart s upper chambers the atria to the lower chambers the ventricles. This leads to an abnormally fast heartbeat tachycardia and other arrhythmias. Wolff parkinson white syndrome causes a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat arrhythmia. Wolff parkinson white syndrome wpws is a disorder due to a specific type of problem with the electrical system of the heart which has resulted in symptoms.
The episodes of fast heartbeats usually aren t life threatening but serious heart problems can occur. This can lead to a rapid heart rate which is called tachycardia. Wolff parkinson white wpw syndrome in wolff parkinson white wpw syndrome an extra electrical pathway between your heart s upper and lower chambers causes a rapid heartbeat. People with the syndrome are born with a heart abnormality that affects the coordinated movement of electrical signals through the heart.
Wolff parkinson white wpw syndrome is a birth defect in which the heart develops an extra or aberrant electrical pathway. The condition which is present at birth is fairly rare. Symptoms can include an abnormally fast heartbeat palpitations shortness of breath lightheadedness or syncope. About 40 of people with the electrical problem never develop symptoms.
Parents can pass it down to their children.