Causes & Risk Factors Of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Extra Electrical Pathway In The Heart

Patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome have an extra electrical pathway in their heart, which is known as an accessory pathway, and it lets electrical signals go past the atrioventricular node, causing signals to become disrupted and tachycardia to occur. This can leave an individual feeling like they are short of breath, and they might even experience fainting episodes. While heart palpitations are fairly common and do not typically cause serious harm, arrhythmia associated with them, especially paroxysmal superventricular tachycardia in the case of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, can cause cardiac arrest and are potentially fatal.

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