A Review of Wolff-Parkinson-White for the General Practitioner.

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome was first described nearly a century ago and has been found to have a relatively high prevalence within the general population. The risk of sudden cardiac death due to a high-risk accessory pathway in pediatrics is substantially higher than in adults necessitating further risk stratification to identify and treat these high-risk patients. It is of upmost importance for the general practitioner to be able to identify patients with WPW, which is often diagnosed incidentally, and refer to a cardiologist for further evaluation.