What other potential problems might a person with WPW have?

Complications may include:

• Complications of surgery.
• Heart failure.
• Reduced blood pressure (caused by rapid heart rate)
• Side effects of medicines.

Is Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome a serious condition?

It can be scary to be told that you have a problem with your heart, but WPW syndrome usually isn’t serious. Many people will have no symptoms or only experience occasional, mild episodes of their heart racing. With treatment, the condition can normally be completely cured.

Does WPW affect blood pressure?

This extra pathway creates a shortcut for the electrical impulses. As a result, these impulses may activate the heartbeats too early or at the wrong time. If it’s left untreated, the abnormal heartbeat, arrhythmia, or tachycardia, can cause blood pressure, heart failure, and even death.

Does Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome shorten life expectancy?

With appropriate referral, treatment, and patient education, patients with WPW syndrome can expect to have a normal life expectancy and good quality of life.

What can you not do with WPW?

Can Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome be prevented or avoided? Since you are born with the disorder, there is nothing you can do to prevent or avoid it. However, if you know that certain triggers, such as caffeine, stimulants, or alcohol, change your heart rate, you should avoid those things.

What are the symptoms of Wolff Parkinson White syndrome?

Other symptoms of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome may include dizziness, a feeling of an irregular heartbeat ( palpitations ), shortness of breath, low blood pressure ( hypotension ), and fainting. Rarely, the arrhythmia associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome can cause the heart to stop ( cardiac arrest ).

What causes a rapid heartbeat in Wolff Parkinson White?

In Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, an extra electrical pathway between your heart’s upper chambers and lower chambers causes a rapid heartbeat. In Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, an extra electrical pathway between your heart’s upper and lower chambers causes a rapid heartbeat.

What happens to your heart when you have WPW syndrome?

People who have WPW syndrome are born with an extra electrical pathway in their heart. It changes the rhythm of their heartbeat. That’s called an arrhythmia. They may experience a very fast heartbeat (called tachycardia) for periods of time. Symptoms can start without warning.

When to call 911 for Wolff Parkinson White syndrome?

Call 911 or your local emergency number if you have any of the following symptoms for more than a few minutes: 1 Rapid or irregular heartbeat 2 Difficulty breathing 3 Chest pain