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@TooTallTim
Sharing my experiences, as Wolfe Parkinson White runs in my family, both me and my sister have SVT but neither of us have WPW, oddly. I've had arrhythmia since I was about 12, only once did it cause me to black out (I remember being on a train, then was in hospital) which I know was stress induced. More often they'd happen when I was ill, and usually coincided with bouts of tonsillitis. Throughout this time I was beginning to get into cycling more and more, and so long as I didn't suddenly start sprinting from standstill, I was fine. Had some tests with the idea to have an ablation but they couldn't trigger the arrhythmia so we decided to leave it. Also decided that as it was so sporadic, permanent medication wouldn't be a great idea either. So, I just live with it. About 6 years ago (some 20years after initially being told I had tonsillitis ("but we don't remove them anymore") I threatened my GP with legal action re: negligence as I'd been having monthly bouts the whole time, so she finally referred me to a specialist who took one look, said I clearly have low level infection the whole time, and the tonsils came out the next week.
Since then, my arrhythmias have all but disappeared. As long as I get enough sleep, and reduce stress as much as possible, I'm fine. I'm cycling more then I ever have before, fitter than ever before and generally feel much better. Worth looking at underlying causes and knowing that there are lots of options and it's about finding the right one that works for you