title: [Palpitations in stress situations].
abstract: Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, a congenital heart abnormality, is the most common of the pre-excitation syndromes. The prevalence of WPW syndrome ranges from 0.1 to 3 cases per 1000 people. A large majority (80%) of patients with WPW syndrome develop supraventricular tachycardia, between 15% and 30% atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter 5%. The clinical presentation can vary from vertigo, palpitations, breathlessness, chest tightness, to sudden death in rare cases. We report the case of a patient presenting with WPW syndrome after a stressful work situation.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Atención Primaria Sant Oleguer-Sabadell, Barcelona, España. evapablos@gmail.com
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pablos-Herrero
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Fabra-Noguera
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Montserrat-Izquierdo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*