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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolff-parkinson-white_syndrome
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4785
http://ci58.lib.ntu.edu.tw/cpedia/Content.asp?ID=23057&Query=
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW)
沃- 帕- 懷氏綜合症(預激綜合症)
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) is a syndrome of pre-excitation of the ventricles of the heart due to an accessory pathway known as the Bundle of Kent. This accessory pathway is an abnormal electrical communication from the atria to the ventricles.
The incidence of WPW syndrome is between 0.1 and 3% of the general population.
While the vast majority of individuals with WPW syndrome remain asymptomatic throughout their entire lives, there is a risk of sudden death associated with the syndrome. Sudden death due to WPW syndrome is rare (incidence of less than 0.6%), and is due to the effect of the accessory pathway on tachyarrhythmias in these individuals.
What is the heart's normal condition?
In a normal heart, electrical signals use only one path when they move through the heart. This is the atrio-ventricular or A-V node. As the electrical signal moves from the heart's upper chambers (the atria) to the lower chambers (the ventricles), it causes the heart to beat. For the heart to beat properly, the timing of the electrical signal is important.
What is the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome?
If there's an extra conduction pathway, the electrical signal may arrive at the ventricles too soon. This condition is called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW). It's in a category of electrical abnormalities called "pre-excitation syndromes."
It's recognized by certain changes on the electrocardiogram, which is a graphical record of the heart's electrical activity. The ECG will show that an extra pathway or shortcut exists from the atria to the ventricles.
Many people with this syndrome who have symptoms or episodes of tachycardia (rapid heart rhythm) may have dizziness, chest palpitations, fainting or, rarely, cardiac arrest. Other people with WPW never have tachycardia or other symptoms. About 80 percent of people with symptoms first have them between the ages of 11 and 50.
什麼是心臟的正常狀態?
在一個正常的心臟,電訊號只使用一條道路通過心臟。當電訊號由心房通至心室,心臟就會跳動。 要心臟正常跳動,電訊號節拍的準確性是很重要的。
什麼是預激綜合徵?
如果有額外的傳導通路,電訊號可能過早到達心室。這種情況被稱為預激綜合症。
心電圖記錄心臟的電活動,心電圖的某些變化可用作診斷預激綜合徵。心電圖可以顯示有沒有額外的通路/捷徑由心房通到心室。
發作性心動過速會引致頭暈,胸部心悸,暈厥,甚至心跳驟停。 但亦有很多人毫無症狀。有症狀的人當中約80 %的人會11歲和50歲之間出現症狀。