Sick sinus syndrome

Sick sinus syndrome
Sick sinus syndrome
ICD-10	I49.5
ICD-9	427.81
OMIM	163800
DiseasesDB	12066

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome, tachycardia-bradycardia syndrome, tachy-brady syndrome, sinus node dysfunction, SND, SSS. Sinus arrest, sinus bradycardia, are forms or variants of sick sinus syndrome.

Treatment

Bradyarrhythmias are well controlled with pacemakers, while tachyarrhythmias respond well to medical therapy. However, because both bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias may be present, drugs to control tachyarrhythmia may exacerbate bradyarrhythmia. Therefore, a pacemaker is implanted before drug therapy is begun for the tachyarrhythmia.

External links

• NIH website

References

• Adan V, Crown LA (2003). "Diagnosis and treatment of sick sinus syndrome". Am Fam Physician. 67 (8): 1725–32. PMID 12725451.

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