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Warfarin Another name for coumadin. A drug given by mouth to slow blood clotting.
 
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) is an abnormality of the conduction system allowing impulses to be transmitted very rapidly form the top to bottom chambers of the heart often resulting in very fast heart rates.