Clinical features of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is the most common form of ventricular preex citation. Understanding this syndrome is fundamental for anyone interested in learning about arrhythmias. This review addresses (1) the historic seque nce of events that led to the understanding of this syndrome; (2) the patho logic, embryologic, and electrophysiologic properties of accessory pathways , (3) the epidemiology and genetics of this syndrome; (4) the clinical diag nosis of this syndrome, with special emphasis on the arrhythmias that patie nts with ventricular preexcitation are predisposed to; and (5) the therapy for patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.