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Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome Definition
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  • Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome
  • WPW Syndrome
A person with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome has abnormal electrical impulses in the heart that can result in an abnormal heart rhythm.

An electrical impulse stimulates the muscle fibers in the heart to contract. Normally, the impulse spreads through the heart in a very organized manner, so that the atria contract first, followed by the ventricles. Images

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Last Updated: Oct 21, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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