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Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome

Also called: Preexitation Syndrome, Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome

- Summary
- About WPW syndrome
- Signs and symptoms
- Diagnosis methods
- Treatment and prevention
- Variants of WPW syndrome
- Questions for your doctor

Reviewed By:
Sumit Verma, M.D., FACC
Suneet Mittal, M.D., FACC
Robert I. Hamby, M.D., FACC, FACP

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Signs and symptoms of WPW syndrome

Symptoms of Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome vary according to the nature and severity of the rapid heartbeat (tachycardia). Patients may have no symptoms until a tachycardia develops, after which patients may experience any or all of the following:

Palpitations (pounding or “galloping” heartbeat)
Mild to severe chest pain
Lightheadedness
Syncope (fainting)
Fatigue
Shortness of breath

Rarely, the person may go into cardiac arrest and lose consciousness as a result of ventricular fibrillation unless they are treated immediately by a defibrillator.

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Review Date: 01-16-2007

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