Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Abstract

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a ventricular pre-excitation syndrome affecting approximately 1–3 in 1000 individuals and carries a low, but clinically important, risk of sudden cardiac death. The clinical presentation can vary from asymptomatic WPW to cardiac arrest as the sentinel event. Practice guidelines have been developed for the management of patients with asymptomatic WPW. These guidelines include noninvasive and invasive testing and have ascribed an important role to exercise testing.