What Is WPW (Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome) And How Is It Treated?
Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome is a condition that occurs very infrequently. It is something that you’re born with that develops in an embryo or a fetus when the heart is forming. Normally, the upper and lower chambers separate from one another completely with just one line of tissue or wire going between the upper and lower chambers to conduct the electrical impulse of the heart. In Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome or WPW, the separation fails and there is a band of tissue that is in parallel to the normal band that should be there. So, you actually have two separate pathways to get from the upper chambers, or atria, to the lower chambers, or ventricle. Because there are two pathways, there’s a possibility of creating a short circuit which can allow the development of a loop of electrical activity, causing a very rapid heart rate.
