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Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Alternative Names: Preexcitation syndrome; WPW Symptoms: A person with WPW syndrome may have: palpitations (a sensation of feeling your heart beat) light-headedness fainting dizziness shortness of breath chest pain or chest tightness Signs and tests: Text Continues Below An exam performed during a tachycardia episode will reveal a heart rate greater than 150 (normal is 60 to 100 beats per minute), and blood pressure that is normal or low. If  the patient is currently not having tachycardia, the physical exam may be completely normal. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome may be revealed by the following tests: ECG (electrocardiogram), which looks for a finding called a "delta wave" Continuous ambulatory monitoring (Holter monitor), which may record an episode of arrhythmia EPS, an intracardiac electrophysiologic study

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