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[[Image:wpw_full_ecg.jpg|thumb| WPW on a 12 lead ECG.]] | [[Image:wpw_full_ecg.jpg|thumb| WPW on a 12 lead ECG.]] | ||
[[Image:wpw_full_ecg2.jpg|thumb| Another example of pre-exitation on a 12 lead ECG.]] | [[Image:wpw_full_ecg2.jpg|thumb| Another example of pre-exitation on a 12 lead ECG.]] | ||
[[Image:wpw_full_ecg3.png|thumb| WPW | [[Image:wpw_full_ecg3.png|thumb| Another example of WPW on a 12 lead ECG.]] | ||
[[Image:ECG000029.jpg|thumb| Atrial fibrillation in a patient with WPW: Fast Broad Irregular (FBI)]] | |||
[[Image:ECG000030.jpg|thumb| Same patient as above during sinus rhythm: evident delta wave]] | |||
In 1930 Louis Wolff, Sir John Parkinson and Paul Dudley White described 11 patients who suffered from bouts of tachcyardias. Their ECGs showed two abnormalities: a short PQ time and a delta-wave. | In 1930 Louis Wolff, Sir John Parkinson and Paul Dudley White described 11 patients who suffered from bouts of tachcyardias. Their ECGs showed two abnormalities: a short PQ time and a delta-wave. | ||
Ever since one speaks of the '''Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome''' in patients with complaints of syncope and / or tachycardia and a pre-exitation pattern on the ECG (WPW syndrome = WPW pattern + symptoms). Not all patients with a WPW ''pattern'' on the ECG are symptomatic. The prevalence of the WPW or pre-exitation pattern is relatively common in the general population (about 0.15-0.25%). | Ever since one speaks of the '''Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome''' in patients with complaints of syncope and / or tachycardia and a pre-exitation pattern on the ECG (WPW syndrome = WPW pattern + symptoms). Not all patients with a WPW ''pattern'' on the ECG are symptomatic. The prevalence of the WPW or pre-exitation pattern is relatively common in the general population (about 0.15-0.25%). | ||