Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome in Children and Teenagers
What Is Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome? Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) is a heart condition caused by an extra electrical pathway in the heart. In a normal heart, electrical signals travel from the heart’s upperchambers (the atria) to the lower chambers (the ventricles) through a single, carefully regulated route. In WPW, there is an additional, unregulated pathway — called…