Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome

Question: I am 23 years old and I have Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome my heart surgery date is coming? I am 23 years old and I have Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome my heart surgery date is coming up and I am scared out of my freaking mind; so my question is how many people here have gone through this surgery (cryoablation) and how did you handle the feeling of panic and any advise you might give me? How did your surgery go? Just in other words share your story

Answer: I have had this same procedure done 6 months ago. Firstly let me tell you I haven't had an attack since. Now for how you feel... I felt the same as you do. and it's okay to be worried, It's your heart and anything to do with the heart causes anxiety. I went into hospital the night before, by 7AM I was being wheeled in for the procedure. I was so scared I was crying. They stripped me off and tied me to the bed, that took about 20mins.(tie you to the bed so you can't move, because they dont want you jump around while they're in your heart) then the Dr said he would start the drip and I remember feeling sleepy. That is the last thing I remember until waking up in recovery. Aparently I was semi awake the whole time but i have no memory of it. I remained in hospital overnite and then went home. As for where they went in, It was a little tender for about 3 days. And a week after I felt so well you wouldn't have known I had anything done. I went back to work 2 weeks later, fit, well and with no more symptoms of WPW. I wish I could tell you a easy way to face this. the best way is just to do it, it is so worth it. Talking to a trusted freind will save you from bottling things up. Even if your repeat your fears to them over and over, that's okay... Keep as busy as you can in the lead up before you go into hospital. But don't forget to rest too, take special care of yourself. Try to remember... These Dr's do these procedures everyday, they're miracle workers. If something did go wrong and most likely it won't, you will be in the best hands, they will automaticly know what is needed to pull you through. Personally I found the stress of waiting much worse than the procedure, it was all over before I knew it and the best part is, I can live again. You will soon be enjoying the same results, I'm sure of it. Life with WPW isn't living, after this procedure you will be amazed at all of the new and wondeful things you can do. I'm sorry for the stress you're feeling... Just don't be too hard on yourself, it's normal to feel like you do. I hope this is soon behind you and you can relax and enjoy some good health for a change. Best wishes

Question: can anyone tell me about the disease Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome? I had aurgery for wpw Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome 2 years back and i have made several ecg's and everything was normal but recently i started feeling left side pain of my chest and it goes down to my left arm and it comes twice a day and stays for about 5 to 20 minutes and its so painful, and i want to ask also does the disease wpw comes back again after the ablation surgery or not im 27 years old nowhealthy and in good shape and i work 8 hours a day..

Answer: Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome is a rare disorder involving irregularities in the heartbeat (cardiac arrhythmia). Patients have an extra circuit or pathway, called the Bundle of Kent, through which electrical signals are conducted to the heart, allowing excessive stimulation. Palpitations (sensation of rapid or irregular beating of the heart), weakness, and shortness of breath may occur. I have had the exact same thing happen to me. I know it is different for everyone. 2 years to the date I had the pains too, my doc said it was nothing, basically healing pains. now i get them ever so often but only as sharp shooting pains that stop me in my tracks and knock the wind out of me. Now 5 years since my ablation, and high stress i have PVC's (Premature Ventricular Contractions) where the bottom ventricle beats off from the top ventrical. Makes me short of breath and a pressure feeling on my chest. My advice to you is see a doctor 1st and foremost it may be different for you. The tests they did for me were a stress-echo which deals with the "electrical" part of your heart, I also wore a heart monitor for 1 month. Both showed nothing. If you have WPW then after 2 years you will have that rapid heart rate again (same symptoms as before) if it doesn't then you truly dont have WPW (according to my doctor) it is supraventricular tachacardia look it up webmd.com very good info on that website. http://www.webmd.com/hw/heart_disease/ps… If you have any more questions about what else I have went through feel free to e-mail me at stefanie1506@yahoo.com

Question: Do you have Wolff Parkinson White syndrome- if you do can you help me? i'm 15 and have Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome. i was diagnosed when i was 14 and was told all about it. I know i'm really young and its not effecting me now but, if you have WPWS is it effecting you now and if it is, how old are you? how does it effect you because i was told i could have an operation to have it frozen but because my extra pathway is so close to my normal pathway there's a really high chance of me ending up with a pacemaker. So please help me..

Answer: It is a disease characterized by abnormal delta wave in EKG or ECG strip .the patient suffer occasionally from attacks of supra-ventricular tachycardia (rapid abnormal rhythm)

Question: Does or has anyone here suffered from Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome? It's to do with your heart, and I would love to here from anyone who has this.. I've had it and I've had an ablation done to fix it but I still suffer from palpitations. I was wondering if anyone else had this expeirence?

Answer: no but i met a little girl who had it- she had bouts of feeling odd and feeling her heart racing (anything up to 200 bpm) but she was brilliant- she knew that when she felt it she had to get someone to call her an ambulance. It can be treated though- the part of the heart responsible for the interuption in normal heart rate can be cauterised so it is no longer active.

Question: Is there any way to be tested specifically for Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome? My mother was diagnosed with this a few years ago and the doctors know this but they still can't figure out what is wrong with me. I have exactly the same symtoms that she did.

Answer: here is a site for you http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.j…

Question: Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome? I just found out that my dad has had Wolff Parkinson White syndrome for his whole life and I've not known about it. So I was just wondering the basics of what is is, what causes it, and if it is hereditary. If it's hereditary, is there are certain way it's hereditary? For example, it skips a generation or something like that?

Answer: Hey, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) is a specific abnormality on a patient's ECG (pre-excitation and a delta wave, technically) that is caused by a second conduction pathway between the atria and the ventricles. As you probably know, the heart is fundamentally stimulated to contract by electricity, and this electric charge is usually carried to the heart in an orderly fashion by a normal conduction system. Specifically, there is usually only one pathway between the atria and the ventricles for the electricity to flow. In WPW syndrome, there is a second pathway, and this second pathway predisposes the person to having an abnormally fast heart rate. This can become rather dangerous in some instances. On the whole WPW isn't a heritable disease. Almost all cases of WPW syndrome occur without a family history, and aren't passed on. There is a small subset of WPW syndrome cases that are heritable, but this is rare. For more information, go to: http://medicguide.blogspot.com/2008/05/w…

Question: Is it safe for some who has wolff-parkinson white syndrome to take birth control ?

Answer: I wouldn't recommend it til checking with your doctor first.

Question: Is supraventricular tachycardia always caused by Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome? I have had a few episodes of SVT and it is now controlled with medication, but after doing some research on my own, I'm wondering if I have this condition.

Answer: Supraventricular tachycardia(SVT) is not always caused by Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome(WPW). SVT is any rapid heart rate that origionates frome a site above the ventricles of the heart.These beats usually origionate from the atria at a rate greater than 150 beats per minute. SVT is general term used to describe any rhythm on an EKG that has a narrow QRS complex that is greater than 150 beats per minute. Often you will not be able to tell exactly what the actual heart rhythm is until the heart is slowed down. SVT may actually be atrial fibrilation, atrial flutter or WPW. WPW is a slur in the intitiation of the QRS complex called a delta wave. WPW can only be diagnosed when the heart rate is slow enough to actually be able to see all of the parts of the electrical activity during the cardiac cycle. If you are concerned about whether or not you have this you will need to have an EKG done when you are not in SVT. WPW is treated differently than atrial fibrilation and atrial flutter.

Question: My daughter has Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome and take propranolol is there any long term side effects? My daughter was diagnosed at her two week check up with a heart rate of 278. She is now 2 years old and still has spurts of SVT. Most of the time we do not no until they have passed. She gets pale with dark circles under her eyes, lethargic and does not eat for most of the day. She takes propranolol 3 times a day and I am worried how this med will effect her years from now.

Answer: Per the Phycian's Desk Reference Pocket Guide, copyright 2002 (I got this at a local drugstore 1-4-02. I'm NOT a doctor). This is what the book says, regarding your question: ""Inderal" is the brand name for "propranolol". Overdosage: No specific information on Inderal overdosage is available;however, overdose symptoms with other beta blockers (what this drug is--a beta blocker helps block certain chemicals in the brain to keep them from over-producing and causing pain. I have a history of migraines, and take a prevenative that's a beta blocker. I researched beta blockers down...that's how I got my info. about them.)include: Extremely slow heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, low blood pressure, severe congestive heart failure,seizures, wheezing." As for affects later in life...check with her doc. FYI: My dad took this for a short time after a car wreck. Under a doc's guidance, if the patient is ever taken off of this medication, it must be done slowly. If you wish to know more about this issue, talk to her doc...they can tell you more.

Question: Is Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome rare? I went to the doctor a few months ago and he said he has only seen this heart condition once other time. Does that mean this is rare? Also, What other information can I get besides that it has to do with the electrical currents with my heart? Can I possibly die from this if I don't grow out of it? I'm only 14.

Answer: In the united states it is pretty rare, it occurs in 1 to 3 out of 1000 people, but in china it occurs in about 70% of cases of arrthmias. Yours wont kill you, because your arrthmias can be controlled with procedures or medicine, people rarely die from WPW sydnrome. There can be other heart problems connected to this disease so you should get checked out to make sure because some of them can be deadly. You wont grow out of it, you will need to be on medicine or get some procedures to fix it, but you can grow out of a heart problem. WPW is basically their is an extra pathway that causes your heart to go off beat, thats about all it is. Good luck, Search google if you want more.