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WPW HELP????

Hi ive just recently been diagnosed with Wolf PArkinson White syndrome but im a bit confused as i thought thhis was when you get a rapid heart rate but havent noticed that except under exertion which is natural.. i do get quite a few skipped beats (or extra beats) and if i get up quickly my heart rate becomes very forceful and slow and i get dizzy. acan anyone give me any information such as when wolf parkinson white syndrome becomes dangerous??

thanks.
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86819 tn?1378947492
e-m-e-d-i-c-i-n-e  d-o-t c-o-m    
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86819 tn?1378947492
Oh boy we are blocking the competitors web site again. the website is e-m-e-d-i-c-i-n-e  ******* (without the dashes). That should do er.
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86819 tn?1378947492
Oh boy we are blocking the competitors web site again. the website is e-m-e-d-i-c-i-n-e  ******* (without the dashes). That should do er.
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86819 tn?1378947492
I used to have WPW. There is a fairly technical, but comprehensive article on ****.***.  In general, it either conducts from the atria to the ventricles (forward or antegrade conduction) or from the ventricles to the atria (reverse of retrograde condution), and there are several common locations and morphologies of the pathway.  If forward conducting, you may have a delta wave on your ecg; retrograde, you have concealed pathway, not visible on ecg when in sinus rhythm. Either way it can give you a reciprocating tachycardia called AVRT. Like Pika says, forward conducting with afib is not good. However, many types of WPW are easily cured with RF ablation.

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88793 tn?1290227177
Hi,

I have wpw.  First diagnosed and medicated at 15 yrs old.  Now I am 50, I am still having my active accessory pathway.  And it is only the path that conducts from the Atrial to the ventricle.  It makes me NOT a pacemaker dependent.  They ablated my his bundle and my av node is not functioning.

When my palpitations lasted days and nights then I would get faint (collaped) to convert to normal sinus rhythm.  When I was having a fever, even a slight fever.  I'll collape too.  During fever, my palp will run like a loops.  I think those collaped are dangerous.  Once my heart was unable to restart then I might leave.  Now he said I got A-Fib (might be gone) and it is no good for wpw too.

Keep posting if you have more questions.  This board have few wpw ers.  There are quite a different type of wpw around.
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569980 tn?1228329485
I'm not familiar with WPW, but this SVT tutorial may help you out:

http://www.blaufuss.org/  (click on SVT tutorial near the bottom)
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21064 tn?1309308733
I'm not all that familiar with WPW, but we have a number of members who may be able to help.  I did find this article (Health Pages, link is above right) and thoughts you might find it helpful.

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Heart/Wolff-Parkinson-White-Syndrome-/show/36?cid=78
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