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How many accessory pathways can one have with wpw?

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Dr. Volkan Tuzcu answered

Specializes in Pediatric Cardiology

Wpw: Most of the time only one. Rarely there could be more then one. It is extremely rare to have more then 2.

Answered 7/11/2015

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