What is Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome? Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) is the combination of accessory pathway activation seen on an ECG (delta waves) and episodes of tachycardia. It was first described in 1930 by Louis Wolff, Sir John Parkinson, and Paul Dudley White. Along with a delta wave, patients have a shorter time between the conduction of an … Continue reading Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. What is it?