Aug 7, 2023 · Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a congenital cardiac preexcitation syndrome that arises from abnormal cardiac electrical conduction through an accessory pathway that can result in symptomatic and life-threatening arrhythmias.

May 15, 2024 · Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a condition in which episodes of fast heart rate (called tachycardia) occur because of an abnormal extra electrical pathway in the heart. People with WPW may experience skipped heart beats, dizziness, lightheadedness, and fainting, although some people with WPW have no symptoms.

Jun 24, 2024 · Treatment options for persons with arrhythmias and the WPW syndrome include nonpharmacologic therapies (ie, catheter ablation of the accessory pathway) as well as pharmacologic therapy (to slow ventricular heart rates or to prevent arrhythmias).

Jan 31, 2023 · Atrial Flutter results in the same features as AF in WPW except the rhythm is regular and may be mistaken for VT. In patients that are unstable due to AF, urgent synchronised DC cardioversion is required. However, it is in the more stable patient that we must be cautioned with the presence of an AP.

Direct-current cardioversion. The treatment of choice for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome with atrial fibrillation is direct current cardioversion (1).

Nov 6, 2007 · After confirming that the patient is adequately sedated and reconfirming the rhythm, you charge and deliver a single synchronized defibrillation (cardioversion). This terminates the arrythmia...

Dec 13, 2023 · Cardioversion. Paddles or patches on the chest are used to electrically shock the heart and help reset the heart rhythm. Cardioversion is typically used when vagal maneuvers and medicines don't work. It's also possible to do cardioversion with medicines. Catheter ablation.

Sep 29, 2015 · Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a heart condition present at birth. That means it’s a congenital heart defect. People with WPW syndrome have an extra pathway for signals to travel between the heart’s upper and lower chambers. This causes a fast heartbeat.

Acute treatment of WPW-related tachycardia in unstable patients is with synchronized DC cardioversion; treatment of stable patients with regular, narrow QRS complex tachycardia is IV adenosine or alternatively parenteral antiarrhythmics.

While cardioversion is most often used for atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, it can be used to treat Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome-associated arrhythmias. Paddles or patches are placed on the skin to shock the heart back into rhythm.