What is Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome?
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a condition in which episodes of fast heart rate (tachycardia) occur because of an abnormal extra electrical pathway in the heart. This results in a tachycardia known as an atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia.
How do members experience Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome*
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Top treatments taken by people for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome*
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Who has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 6 | |
20s | 7 | |
30s | 31 | |
40s | 32 | |
50s | 33 | |
60s | 25 | |
70+ | 30 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 48 | |
Female | 116 |
Talk to people with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
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