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SÃndrome de Wolff- Parkinson-White
Nombres alternativos:
WPW; SÃndrome de preexcitación
SÃntomas:
Una persona con el sÃndrome WPW puede tener:
- Palpitaciones (sensación táctil de las palpitaciones)
- Mareos
- Desmayo
- Vértigo
- Dificultad para respirar
- Opresión o dolor en el pecho
Signos y exámenes:
Un examen llevado a cabo durante una taquicardia revelará una frecuencia cardÃaca mayor a 150 (lo normal es de 60 a 100 latidos por minuto) y una presión sanguÃnea normal o baja. Si el paciente no está presentando taquicardia, el examen fÃsico puede ser completamente normal.
El sÃndrome de Wolff-Parkinson-White se puede evidenciar en los siguientes exámenes:
- ECG ( electrocardiograma )Â
- Control ambulatorio continuo ( monitor Holter )Â
- EPS , un estudio electrofisiológico intracardÃacoÂ
- Fecha de revisión: 5/30/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided byVeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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