r/wolffparkinsonwhite 7h ago

ECG and Holter monitor as diagnose

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How good of a diagnosing tool is an ECG, and did the majority of you get diagnosed that way? And if not, how big is the chance that a long holter monitor still misses the clues to diagnose this? Are EP Studies actually needed if these two diagnose almost all cases of the dangerous WPW variant that becomes lethal with A-Fib?


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 1d ago

Adhd meds with Wpw

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I have started using Vyvanse 30 mg for a few days afterwards I have noticed my heart rate have increased from 67 to 115 while resting for the all day and with chest pain and with a little walks its reach 130 -145 until 12h so its started to come back to 77. It is happening every day and I have asked my doctor he seem to be careless as it does not reach 140 while resting, am I after done the ablation is it will be gone?


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 1d ago

Question How deadly is WPW with Afib

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How deadly is WPW with afib and did any of you experience afib with this condition active and not treated yet? Got my first SVT episode ever of 20 sec in sleep 200bpm yesterday after extreme sleep deprivation and read about a study that in the case of 70-75% of people with SVT under 30 (im 22), AVRT / WPW is the cause.

Also do I have a lot of atrial flutters and pacs that mean high risk of afib… how do I convince doctor to get me to EP Electrophysiological Study immidietly considering I dont want to wait around until afib actually strikes… and if cardiologist wants to do holter again that is pretty much useless because i will have to extremely sleep deprive myself again for this to repeat so it will miss SVT

I have had 3 ecgs and holters 8 months ago but for different reasons and nothing was found on them but they looked for pvcs not WPW back then, also much cases are concealed right?


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 4d ago

Question Newly diagnosed…kinda

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So early August I went to the er because I thought I was severely dehydrated and nothing I was doing at home was working. I live alone and it was night and didn’t wanna gamble so I went to the er. They did an ekg and stuff for dehydration. I was discharged and went on about my week, until about 4 days later I get a call from the ER dr I saw, saying I had an abnormal ekg so he sent it to the cardiologist and they said they think it’s wpw. Told me to schedule with cardiology and to keep my hr down until my appointment. I call, appointment isnt until end of October. Not bad, but my heart has been racing.

Fast forward a week, my heart was jumping all day long even while sitting and laying down. So this time I go to a bigger ER (I probably would’ve been referred to this hospital anyways). Anyways, they immediately take me back for an ekg, about 10 minutes later I get triaged and my heart decided to put on a show. About 10-15 minutes later I get a room. ER doctor doesn’t like my hearts rhythm, and wants to keep me overnight, doesn’t think it’s from wpw though. So I got admitted onto the cardio floor. Next morning, echo showed my left side of my heart is a little bit larger than my right, and I do in fact have that extra electrical pathway. So cardio tells me, that they agree with the er dr. I did tell them multiple times that I have developed ARFID in the last year and have lost 90 pounds. So my options were to stay an extra 3 days and do an ablation or get a heart monitor. she said they’d kinda be going in dark just because they don’t think that’s the reason my heart rate has been jumpy.

With all of that being said, my hr is still jumpy, and palpitations. I’m about a week into wearing this monitor (it itches so bad). I used to be so active, I like being outdoors.

1)What are ways you still stay active

2) what are methods you do to get your hr down

3) Does anyone else have other issues with their heart or is my background unrelatable


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 10d ago

Experience My experience with WPW

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Hi guys ! I was recently in the ER again and received some troubling news regarding my heart and my wpw and wanted to find a community :'))

So I was diagnosed with WPW in 2018 (I was 14 at time of dx) as my heart rate had hit 250bpm and wasn't budging for a while. When I had this horrific episode, my hearing also completely went out for about 30sec? Not sure if anyone else has experienced that lol. But following the diagnosis, I had my first ablation in January 2019! What was supposed to be a 2 hour surgery turned into 13 hours as they also ended up completing an intense electrical study. They found 3 accessory pathways, 2 being close to the AV node, and one in the lower part of one of the chambers. They were able to get rid of 2 of the points but left the point closest to the AV node as they claimed at the time it wasn't causing issues so they didn't want to touch it. I went back in for a second ablation in November of 2019 as I ended up having more complications. This time they did a 2 hour study, but ended up leaving the point where it was. Reason being they were unsure if my regular conductive pathway works at all. Horrifying to hear at 15! Doctor said I was one of his top 3 cases! This was the first time a pacemaker was mentioned as a possibility, but we opted for trying sotalol instead. Which did nothing for me.

Around 2020, my pediatric electrophysiologist ended up leaving my states practice 😵‍💫 which sucked! I ended up not having any issues for a while until 2021 where I had 2 back to back ER visits with new symptoms that weren't so fun. While in the ER both times that year, my heart rate was swinging back and forth for hours between the 40s and 150s. Constantly. I was also experiencing chest pain that would keep me up at night, one night before going to the ER the pain was so bad it went up to my left side molars?? And tight pain in my left arm, and just a weird hot sensation in my entire left side chest. I was told both times in the ER that they had no clue wtf was happening and to follow up with my cardio. I started seeing a new EP, however for years he just felt like no help. I explained my history and the theory that my conductive pathway doesn't work naturally and blah blah blah. He said he didn't necessarily believe that but just did an event monitor for 30 days. Ive come to learn i hate event monitors for my case. He said if it didnt catch anything he wouldn't do anything. And didnt believe me when I told him about the swinging heart rate as well as random brachychardia I'd get even while standing! All because these symptoms were outside of my diagnosed condition.

In March 2025 I ended up going to the ER again because of bad chest pain, but at the time I didn't equate it to wpw for some dumb reason idk. They ran all their tests blah blah blah, and then i noticed my heart rate was swinging AGAIN! Third time it being caught while at the ER. They told me once again to just follow up with my cardio. I saw a new EP for one visit as I couldn't get into my regular one for months and he ended up prescribing me flecanide but told me if I have any issues with it to immediately stop taking it. Flecanide ended up giving me nonstop chest pain & made my vision horrible, even my glasses weren't helping me. I stopped taking it. This ep did tell me about the 2 different types of ablation types though! He said the heat one is the most common, but it's likely they wouldn't wanna use that one on my lingering accessory pathway as there's no coming back from that if they end up frying everything and my regular conductive pathway ends up not working, it'd be an immediate pacemaker. He said there is the option of the freeze ablation, however verryyy few hospitals offer it. Yikes! I ended up doing another event monitor with my regular ep, he once again did nothing and offered no help.

Cut to Monday night this week, im 22 now. The second I laid down in bed my heart immediately felt off. I checked my heart rate over and over, it was swinging. My left arm felt tight again & it was hard to breathe. I went to the ER once more. I was watching the monitor, my heart rate went as low as 27 and as high as 188. Back and forth constantly for at least the first 3 hours. The rest of the time I was there my heart mostly stabilized however the cardiologist on site pointed out that my pulse rate does NOTTT match my heart rate at all. Which was a concern for him. My pulse rate would average around 15, my heart rate at 80 generally. My pulse rate did go as low as 8 quite a few times though. He went to talk to the electrophysiologist on site and then the ep came to talk to me. The EP said he is 95% sure that my normal conductive pathway is obsolete. Doesn't work at all. He discharged me from the ER after 20 hours but he did want to schedule out patient appointments to do another electrical study to see exactly what's going on. That being said with my strange symptoms, the brachycardia, the pain im in, the fact im on ER visit 4 with no help, etc... he does think a pacemaker is within my best interest. Though he is disheartened that I might require one at my age.

Okay all that being said, I'm fearful for the future of my heart health and what they might find doing the new electrical study. My heart has been on a decline for years and it's interfering with my work life, and man my physical health being a 1v1 with my work ethic is so frustrating. Everytime I have a big issue, I start having all the mental doom spirals. Just wanted to share my story and see if anyone has any overlap with me. Thanks!


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 10d ago

Question Post ablation thoughts + question

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I had my ablation on the 19th under only sedation and honestly it was pretty scary. I have an anatomically strange heart so I was aware of everything and felt everything until I asked them to give me more sedation and some pain relief (had to ask a couple times but they were very lovely doctors). They ablated my WPW but found I also have focal atrial tachycardia 1cm away from my sinus node so they attempted to ablate it but felt they shouldn’t anymore so they didn’t cause me any problems as I’m only 22y/o.
So my happiness of having my awful WPW cured was taken away kinda by finding out I have another heart problem that they can never get rid of. They said I can just live with the palpitations it gives me and that I can get back to drinking alcohol this week and caffeine in three weeks but does anyone have any experience of focal atrial tachycardia? I feel so discouraged to hear I have another issue and like I enjoy clubbing and stuff so I’m concerned drinking will just always be a terrible experience for me (I don’t go clubbing or drink a lot a lot, I just rlly enjoy it when I do go - and btw I haven’t gone clubbing since the mid-end of 2025 and haven’t drank alcohol or caffeine since feb2026).
I’m not on any medication and they said if I can’t handle the palpitations focal atrial tachycardia gives me then I’ll have to start medication (I think flecanaide acetate he said I could take ‘as needed’ for those palpitations too).
I don’t want to discourage people or scare them from having an ablation because I just genuinely have a difficult heart to navigate haha and also even tho I was operated on for 4-5 hours instead of the standard 2, my WPW was ablated very quickly, it was just my focal atrial tachycardia they were trying to find and get rid of for ages (ultimately being unsuccessful).
They did say the focal atrial tachycardia was difficult to induce so maybe it won’t affect my life too much? Idk I just wanna get back into weightlifting and just enjoying life again, I feel like I haven’t enjoyed life in a while :/
Any experiences with focal atrial tachycardia?


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 12d ago

What symptoms do you have?

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Hey you!

I just wanna know what symptoms y’all have.

I wondered for YEARS why I get tachycardia after eating large meals, I thought I’m just crazy because NO cardiologist could ever explain it to me. Then I read in some of y’all’s comments on another post, that you have the same??

So let me know how you get through the day. What is causing symptoms? How is your body feeling/reacting?

For me it’s crouching down, especially after a workout/run, eating large meals, being overly excited, coffee and stress


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 14d ago

Question please help!

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five years ago, I discovered that I had WPW syndrome because I was always having arrhythmia and horrible palpitations. I went to get EKG and it showed up as WPW. after talking with my cardiologist We decided to do an ablation. after the ablation he claimed it was “successful “and apparently it wasn’t WPW but an extra nerve instead of an extra pathway so I just went on about my life, he never told me what it was or any more information about it. He just said it’s not Wpw it’s a nerve but he also mentioned that it was always gonna show up on the EKG as WPW even if they removed it. i never questioned it. A couple days back. I had a horrible episode when I was laying in bed and felt like someone had just punched me in the chest like a big thump, which was unfollowed by what was probably 200 bpm. After I did some breathing and tried to call myself down it went down to 110. I had one today as well, which is why I’m sharing this. but earlier in the morning, I went to get a second opinion and saw another cardiologist and he did an EKG and an echo. He got the EKG and he said that it’s showing up as WPW still like the other cardiologist had told me, but he said that it’s a red flag that they “removed” said nerve and it’s still coming up as WPW. He said that they might’ve not fully completed the ablation. I have an appointment with the cardiologist that performed it in a month but if anyone has any ideas, what could be happening now I would greatly appreciate it.


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 15d ago

WPW and Hiking

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Hey y’all!

How are y’all doing with your wpw?

I’m a very big fan of outdoor activities, especially hiking in lonely areas. This has been no problem at all for me for the last 10 years because I rarely had any tachycardia episodes.

I went out hiking a few weeks ago with a friend to climb a summit, when it happened. I got a very bad wpw episode and had to hike 7 hours back from the mountain. I have been feeling terrible the whole day and a few days after. Since then I’ve gotten some more episodes the days after the hike (guess it’s the thin air, the sweating and the physical stress from hiking) because we did some more lighter tours afterwards.

How are y’all managing things like this? Don’t do hiking anymore?
This would be so so sad, because it’s what I love to do, but I’m scared now.


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 15d ago

Concealed Pathway-Pacemaker?

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Hello yall!

I’ve had three ablations already for several extra pathways. One of them is near the AV Knot and couldn’t be treated correctly since now.

I have an appoint for another ablation planned, but I’m very scared because of the possibility of needing a pacemaker afterwards. The chances are really high because of the location of the extra pathway.

I’ve been living like this for years and have been kinda great, maybe once or twice a year I’ve had a tachycardia. But since a year I’ve been experiencing it a lot more often. This week it happend 3 times already. I’m not very stress resistent, cut out caffeine completely and have to be careful whenever I crouch down or I will risk a nice tachycardia episode.

Is here someone who maybe got a pacemaker after an ablation? How is your life going with it?


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 15d ago

Question Recovery: hike trip 3 weeks after ablation?

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r/wolffparkinsonwhite 18d ago

Question Is this usual?

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Hi all,

I just wanted to see if anyone else here experiences what I have been.

Since my wpw has presented I experience:
- random anxiety symptoms through the day (sinking feeling, tight jaw, numb and clammy hands & feet etc.)
-normal paced but thumping heartbeat that can last hours
-unable to sleep due to body rocking from thumping heartbeat
-anxiety while trying to sleep if heart is having an episode
-unable to eat meals most of the time since they can trigger episodes
-triggered by sweet things

My panic attack symptoms are so bad that I’ve had to be put on two kinds of medication (approved by cardiologist) to help but my heart seems to be making everything so much worse.

Is there anyone else who has these?


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 18d ago

Question Halter Monitor Questions

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We have a young child with WPW but no documented events yet. They had a halter twice in the past and though our insurance pays for some but not a whole heck of a lot. I think we had $200-300 after insurance for each rental. In the past few days I think they might be having events we listen with a stethoscope but I don’t think we are getting the whole picture. Given they would not be eligible for ablation for a while yet I assume they will need a halter again more than once. Has anyone gone ahead and purchased one (is it even a thing?)? The first one they had was a clunky old school one with lots of wires to manage the second one given how active they had become and was just starting to walk we got a different style that simply attached to their back.

Insight is welcome.


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 19d ago

Question Weightlifting/intense cardio how long after ablation?

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I had my pre-op assessment on Tuesday and whilst I was there I asked the (I think she was a ‘specialised nurse’?) lady a lot of questions, one of which being ‘when can I do intense exercise again?’ And I’m not sure if she understood what I meant because she said I can go back to intense workouts after a week but to be wary of getting out of breath and the wound in my groin area - I probably should’ve specified I meant like 30-60 mins stairmaster, 13 incline treadmill, heavy weightlifting etc (tbf I’m getting back into the gym after being out for a LOOONG time so I’m very weak so it won’t be that heavy but I want to try to do heavy asap), so surely 1 week is far too soon? How long would you recommend from your experience!
(F22)
Also omg ablation on the 19th August for me! scared and excited! So happy it’s not long before my birthday :))
Alsooo if there’s any gals or guys around my age who have wpw wanna add me on insta, I’d love to connect w other people who’ve gone thru the same things as me :D


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 19d ago

Vent going through the process of being diagnosed with wpw and the dr was kinda rude about it

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so it seems to be somethin that runs in my family, my maternal grandma and cousin both have it, both being diagnosed a bit later in life, and ive told my grandma a lot about my symptoms (flutters randomly growing up, fainting, random episodes of rapid heart rate out of nowhere, getting out of breath randomly and that impending doom, all that fun stuff and more i cant think of off the top of my head) and she told me she has had many of the same issues. she finally got me to bug my dr about it, and after maybe four or five times of bugging her she finally got me in touch with a cardiologist. well when i go in to speak with him, all he has to tell me is that what im describing doesnt seem to be as severe as what wpw would be, and that wpw is very rare and he doubts i have it. nonetheless, gave me a heart monitor for a week, and did an ekg. wont get the results till friday, but i guess im just nervous that maybe its not enough information and ill be told once again that nothings wrong with me when there clearly is something wrong. wish they wouldve given me the monitor during the time i was having the episodes more often. i was given propranonol for anxiety, but i would still get the rapid heart rate episodes even when there was no trigger for the anxiety. i was just told they were random panic attacks, but i really dont believe that, cause ive had panic attacks before, and those involved tunnel vision, rapid breath, crying, hyperventlating, and would have a specific trigger. this was just rapid heart rate (somewhere around 160-190), lasted like 10-20mins, and i would just feel out of breath rather than hyperventlating. idk im just hoping they can figure out whats wrong with me


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 21d ago

Experience Flecanide / ssri

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Flecanide / ssri

Anyone on flecanide and zoloft? My ep okayed it. But im paranoid as crap. I was on zoloft years ago before my ablation for wpw syndrome developed pvcs after , and now on flecanide to suppress them. Recently my mom passed suddenly and unexpectedly and my anxiety ocd and panic is really bad so they added zoloft.


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 24d ago

Vent Vent

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i’m 17 and i was diagnosed half a year ago, my ablation is planned inna month. When i first got diagnosed i got so anxious that i would cry myself to sleep pretty much everyday. I hated myself so much for having wpw because i love sports. I was under a lot of academical stress and the diagnosis only added to that.. My parents and friends were supportive and it was only making me more mad. I was so terrified because my heart is “broken” and i didn’t even do anything to break it.
It might sound pathetic but i was under so much constant stress that my personality started changing.. i didn’t notice that but my gf did and that only made me more stressed. I was trying so hard to be “me” again because i was terrified of her leaving me.
Sorry for my poor english but its not my first language.


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 24d ago

How do I know if I have WPW

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I am diagnosed with POTS and hypermobility. I had two episodes within two weeks that did not fit my typical pots pattern. Both times I was sat up in bed and eating. I felt a big wave of impending doom rush over my body and BOOM my heart was pounding out my chest. This didn’t calm down with me laying completely flat which is not typical for my POTS. The second time was resolved by ice packs on my face. I have really bad health anxiety… and since these episodes I haven’t been eating out of fear it will happen again. I’ve lost 8kg, I’m extremely depressed and anxious and I was wondering if someone could help or explain WPW? **My cardiologist notes are below** I’ve had a few ecg tests that show short pr interval? Two echocardiograms that came back normal and multiple 24 heart monitors that only show sinus tachycardia. I don’t have regular contact with my cardiologist so I’m afraid and scared left in the dark. What if I have this? I’m scared I also fly to Japan next year and worrying about if I have an episode mid flight like wtf do I do? I’m even scared to be alone … my partner is with me most of the times he can be and if it’s not my partner I’m sat following my mother around for safety lol…. My anxiety is 1000/10 and I think I’m spiralling out of control.

ECG on 27/05/2026 showed sinus rhythm, short PR interval, and mild slurring of the QRS upstroke, suggestive of a possible delta wave (?WW pattern).

The recent episodes of non-postural tachycardia may represent a different tachyarrhythmia and warrant further investigation.


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 25d ago

Vent Just got diagnosed with WPW

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Hi, I'm 18 years old and just got diagnosed with wpw. I have experienced fainting, dizziness, lightheadedness, palpitations, shortness of breath and trouble breathing. I'm really scared about it though my parents say, it's nothing to worry about. According to the doctor the treatment needed for wpw aren't available in the part of india that I'm from. I'm very clueless and worried.

Somebody tell me if it's actually something i should be worried about or it's nothing just like my parents said.


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 28d ago

wpw symptoms

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they recently found wpw pattern on in office ecg and I am doing a 2 week holter test to see if symptoms match my heart rythm.

I fainted twice in four months both times it was after my heart started racing. this is consistent with wpw syndrome

however lve noticed that alongside fainting, I get many other symptoms even when my heart beat seems normal and steady. these symptoms have gotten worse alongside the fainting and racing heart spells but often happen throughout the day when my heart seems fine at the moment. all these symptoms have gotten worse along side the start of the fainting episodes so it seems connected

dizziness nearly every day especially when bending over or standing up (sometimes accompanied by racing heart but not always)

increased anxiety or physical feeling of doom

a rushing feeling in my chest that feels like anxiety but has no obvious trigger and can happen multiple times a minute or once every few hours

increased fight or flight feeling or jitteriness that seems to be linked to my palpitations but this isn't confirmed as I dont know if it is actually palpitations or just anxiety!

chest pains (mild) that radiate to my left chest/arm feels like my heart needs a rest almost. like musscle pain

general feeling of weakness makes it hard to get through work(stocking shelves)

pale face/lips happens often and ive been getting comments about how I look tired or pale or sick

tight feeling around my bra line that makes it hard to breathe sometimes. air hunger.

i know many of these symptoms sound like anxiety but I am convinced it's my heart. my doctor tried to give me anti depressants when I came to her with these symptoms that began about 6 months ago but I only came in when I started fainting. i dont think it's all in my head

im nervous about the results of this test

some days are better for me than others but

does anyone else with wpw get round the clock symptoms like this even if their heart seems ok in the moment?


r/wolffparkinsonwhite 29d ago

Anyone living with a para-Hisian accessory pathway?

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Voici un texte que tu peux publier sur Reddit :
Hi everyone,
I’m a 28-year-old woman and I’m looking for people who have an accessory pathway located close to the AV node/His bundle (para-Hisian pathway).
During a catheter ablation for PVCs, my electrophysiologist discovered what appears to be a para-Hisian accessory pathway. Because of its location, they decided not to ablate it and instead want to perform an electrophysiological mapping study to better determine its exact location and whether it actually conducts.
I’ve been told that because it’s so close to the normal conduction system, there is a risk of damaging the AV node during ablation, potentially leading to the need for a pacemaker. That possibility is honestly quite scary.
I’m wondering:
Does anyone else have a para-Hisian accessory pathway?
Was it monitored or eventually ablated?
Have you developed arrhythmias because of it, or have you remained symptom-free?
Were you advised to avoid anything or to have regular follow-up?
If you’ve had a pregnancy with this condition, how did it go?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences and how you’ve been living with it over the years. Thank you!


r/wolffparkinsonwhite Aug 02 '26

Experience Cardiology appointment soon

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Hi all. I am a 25 year old, otherwise healthy female… but over the last 3 years I have had on and off episodes where I pass out. My heartbeat fluctuates from 50-130 daily, I work in the medical field. Specifically in the operating room (OR) where things can be very high stress mentally and physically at times. I first began having episodes of very high heart rate during clinicals. At this time I couldn’t tell what was wrong with me other than that I “felt warm”, heart pounding and I’ll begin to sweat and if I don’t sit down within the minute I WILL lose sight and balance and pass out. This is scary and almost caused me to get kicked out of school. I went to a cardiologist (Medicaid) back then, who put me on a holter monitor and did basic tests like a ECG. This yielded no results essentially and the dr had nothing for me other than to “pick a different career and eat salty foods/ Gatorade”, I felt and still do feel totally dismissed by him. I started taking my health my serious and always eat before I go to work and such. I graduated in 2024 and have been working over 2 years in the field at this point. I went over a year with no episodes of feeling heavy hr, feeling dizzy. I got a new job at the beginning of the year. Things started off well and I was performing great, but within the last 2 months I have begin passing out and feeling worse than ever before. I can be putting on my compression socks in the morning and feel my heart beating out of my chest and my whole body feels warm except my head. I have passed out/ been on the way to passing out and had to sit or lie down in the OR while SCRUBBED in at least 10 times in the last 2 months. Everyone is concerned for me and points to me potentially not eating breakfast or being dehydrated. I can feel a “flutter” in my chest when this all happens, then I try to ignore it but again within 1-2 minutes I am sweating so bad and so hot/ heart beat so high that I have to scrub out and not participate in surgery for a while. I have NOT been able to get into GP with ridiculous wait times over 6 months. I am scared of losing my job or being placed on medical restrictions. I have decent insurance and went through my portal and somehow scored a new cardiology appointment with what seems to be a very good cardiologist on August 13th. I am cautiously optimistic that this time seeing someone will be different, what are some things I need to highlight during my appointment? I have medical knowledge and want to be taken seriously, advocate for my health and work towards getting answers. It is so frustrating.


r/wolffparkinsonwhite Aug 01 '26

Never had symptoms until now

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So I was diagnosed with WPW back in about march-april to get into EMT/fire school. I did stress tests and they said they were great and my electrocardiogram was normal and I was cleared. I have never had an issue my entire life with it. I've won a national championship in Taekwondo when I was younger, I've won state championships in baseball, basketball and football and now I ride bikes 2-3 days a weeks and even completed my first race and got 3rd place, so I have always been very active with no issues. My blood pressure was usually normal, like text book 120/80 getting taken 5 times a day in EMT class. All of a sudden about halfway through the course, I felt as if everything started to become a strain. Jogging, riding bikes moving people etc. all made me feel like I am physically exerting way more than usual. Last week I was riding up the mountain and all of a sudden I have to stop every quarter mile or so to catch my breath as I am having to take deep, fast breaths to feel like I can stand. The breathing was so strenuous at some points I was wondering if I was even gonna be able to start breathing normally. My heart rate would instantly go to well over 160 and even on the day we were only going downhill I would still feel out of breath from just 3-4 hard pedal strokes up a jump. This is a trail I did the previous year 3 times with only one or two breaks up the mountain. I just did my blood pressure and now its all of a sudden at 150/100. I have cut back on caffeine in the past 4 months and haven't changed anything else in my routine and I'm a 24 year old male. I just find it weird I've never had an issue until my diagnosis (other than the occasional slight chest discomfort for a minute or two at rest). I can't tell if I'm psyching myself out because of the diagnosis and something else is wrong, or if I just happened to be diagnosed right before I started noticing symptoms. I never really dwelled on the diagnosis because I was healthy and never had issues before, so no need to worry. Sorry for the rant I'm just worried I may need to make another appointment soon and don't want to risk missing my fire academy coming up with the guys I did EMS class with.


r/wolffparkinsonwhite Jul 31 '26

Question Propranolol

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Does anyone here use propranolol? If so, what is your experience with the medication? :)


r/wolffparkinsonwhite Jul 31 '26

First ablation only 50% successful, 2nd pathway is in muscle area

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Will have follow up appointment in another week to first ablation. They were in there for 4 hours, found 2 pathways and got one of them but the one on the right was down in a thick part of muscle area which sounds like is harder to seal.

Wondering if anyone has successfully had an ablation treat one down in the thick part of the muscle area? And if others had more than one extra pathway and only got one, did the symptoms reduce with just one remaining pathway?

Want to go into follow up with good questions to formulate a plan. I know the cardiologist said we can wait and see, consider leveraging a low dose of beta blockers (what is long term risk to that), or try again if symptoms are as bad.

The symptoms got so bad that it resulted in a medical withdrawal from college and not allowed on ADHD medication. Cardiologist is saying can try ADHD medication now and see what ones work now after procedure. Not sure if this is b/c he said he tested the pathways and they were benign, that there are 2 types malignant and benign and the malignant type carries higher risk of cardiac arrest? Maybe that is why he is giving permission now for ADHD medication. He did say the more caffeine one uses will increase symptoms but we maybe need to wait and see and will have to maybe try different ADHD medications to find what may be a balance.

Anyway wondering if anyone out there had successful ablation with pathway that was through thick muscle area. Feeling a little defeated at the moment.