Define succumbing. succumbing synonyms, succumbing pronunciation, succumbing translation, English dictionary definition of succumbing. intr.v. sucÂ·cumbed , sucÂ·cumbÂ·ing , sucÂ·cumbs 1. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in.
Ventricular pre-excitation (Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern) Louis Wolff, Sir John Parkinson and Paul Dudley White, who discovered the phenomenon that later would be called the WPW syndrome. The upstroke of the QRS-complex is 'slurred', resulting in a delta-wave (arrow).
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a heart rhythm problem that causes a very fast heart rate. WPW is one type of supraventricular tachycardia called atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT). With WPW, an extra electrical pathway links the upper chambers (atria) and lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart.