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Overview

The incidence of SSS increases with increasing age, occurring in 1 of every 600 cardiac patients above the age of 65 years old. Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) usually occurs in individuals older than 50 years old. There is no difference in incidence of SSS between men and women. In addition, the black population was found to have a 41% lower risk of developing SSS as compared to the white population.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

The incidence of SSS increases with increasing age, occurring in 1 of every 600 cardiac patients above the age of 65 years old.^[1]

Age

Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) usually occurs in individuals older than 50 years old.^[1]

Gender

There is no difference in incidence of SSS between men and women.^[2]

Race

In addition, the black population was found to have a 41% lower risk of developing SSS as compared to the white population.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ewy GA (2014). "Sick sinus syndrome: synopsis". J Am Coll Cardiol. 64 (6): 539–40. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.05.029. PMID 25104520.
↑ Dobrzynski H, Boyett MR, Anderson RH (2007). "New insights into pacemaker activity: promoting understanding of sick sinus syndrome". Circulation. 115 (14): 1921–32. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.616011. PMID 17420362.
↑ Jensen PN, Gronroos NN, Chen LY, Folsom AR, deFilippi C, Heckbert SR; et al. (2014). "Incidence of and risk factors for sick sinus syndrome in the general population". J Am Coll Cardiol. 64 (6): 531–8. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.03.056. PMC 4139053. PMID 25104519.

[pmid25104520-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Ewy GA (2014). "Sick sinus syndrome: synopsis". J Am Coll Cardiol. 64 (6): 539–40. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.05.029. PMID 25104520.

[pmid17420362-2] Dobrzynski H, Boyett MR, Anderson RH (2007). "New insights into pacemaker activity: promoting understanding of sick sinus syndrome". Circulation. 115 (14): 1921–32. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.616011. PMID 17420362.

[pmid25104519-3] Jensen PN, Gronroos NN, Chen LY, Folsom AR, deFilippi C, Heckbert SR; et al. (2014). "Incidence of and risk factors for sick sinus syndrome in the general population". J Am Coll Cardiol. 64 (6): 531–8. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.03.056. PMC 4139053. PMID 25104519.

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