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Ekg- extremely short pr interval, delta wave, & many bouts of sinus tachycardia 150 bpm+ but no svt. is that enough for wpw diagnosis?

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

No not enough: As electrophysiology would be needed to say for sure...Talk to an electrophysiologist.

Answered 7/29/2013

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