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noun
A preexcitation syndrome caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway (the bundle of Kent) between the atria and the ventricles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: WPW, WPWS
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after Louis Wolff, John Parkinson, and Paul Dudley White, who described the ECG findings in 1930.
