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From: patrick
Date: 11 Apr 2005
Time: 06:01:43
Remote Name: 66.214.118.94
my neighbor has this. it is a very dangerous condition. there is a simple procedure to fix it though. WPW is a condition where the heart has one or more conduction paths from the top of the heart to the bottom that are not supposed to be there. it causes the bottom of the heart to contract early and leads to problems like rapid heart beat, dizzyness and shotness of breath. an ekg can sometimes be overlooked by a doctor unless they look at the details. WPW is not very obvious on an ekg unless you know what to look for. so it is important to find a cardiologist that is familiar with WPW and how to treat it properly. there is a problem where doctors will try to "cure" the problem with drugs to slow the heart rate down and is a dangerous and bad solution to the problem. make shure to get a second and third opinion if you can.