Mesh term Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Browse to parent terms:Heart Defects, Congenital
Pre-Excitation Syndromes
Description
A form of ventricular pre-excitation characterized by a short PR interval and a long QRS interval with a delta wave. In this syndrome, atrial impulses are abnormally conducted to the HEART VENTRICLES via an ACCESSORY CONDUCTING PATHWAY that is located between the wall of the right or left atria and the ventricles, also known as a BUNDLE OF KENT. The inherited form can be caused by mutation of PRKAG2 gene encoding a gamma-2 regulatory subunit of AMP-activated protein kinase.Search for this term in our Faculty Database
View this term at the NCBI website
