Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wolff–Parkinson–White_syndrome
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:arrhythmia
medical condition
gptkbp:affects both children and adults
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:WPW_syndrome
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ebstein's_anomaly
sudden cardiac arrest
gptkbp:canBeCongenital true
gptkbp:cause accessory electrical pathway in the heart
gptkbp:characterizedBy delta wave
short PR interval
gptkbp:complication gptkb:atrial_fibrillation
sudden cardiac death
gptkbp:diagnosedBy ECG
electrocardiogram
gptkbp:differentialDiagnosis gptkb:AV_nodal_reentrant_tachycardia
gptkb:ventricular_tachycardia
atrial flutter
gptkbp:field cardiology
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1930
gptkbp:frequency rare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome
gptkbp:ICD-10_code I45.6
gptkbp:inheritance autosomal dominant (rare familial cases)
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D014952
gptkbp:mortalityRate low
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Louis_Wolff
gptkb:John_Parkinson
gptkb:Paul_Dudley_White
gptkbp:obtainedFrom false
gptkbp:OMIM 194200
gptkbp:prevalence 1 to 3 per 1000 people
gptkbp:prognosis good with treatment
gptkbp:riskFactor family history
gptkbp:symptom dizziness
tachycardia
palpitations
syncope
gptkbp:treatment catheter ablation
vagal maneuvers
antiarrhythmic drugs
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louis_Wolff
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6