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Question about heart disease wpw. can it be fatal?
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Yes: Coming from a pathologist. Everybody with WPW needs to be under the care of a cardiologist. Thankfully, we can do a lot for this condition that usually just a nuisance but can kill.
Answered 6/10/2014
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