Sick sinus syndrome

Sick sinus syndrome
Symptoms of dizziness, confusion, fainting, and heart failure due to a problem with the sinus node of the heart, which acts as the body’s natural pacemaker. If the sinus node is not functioning normally, it is reflected in an abnormally slow heart rate (bradycardia). This can cause poor pumping by the heart, which can impair the circulation. Diagnosis is usually by electrocardiogram (EKG). Treatment includes medications, such as the class of drugs called calcium antagonists.

* * *

sick sinus syndrome n a cardiac disorder typically characterized by alternating tachycardia and bradycardia

* * *

(SSS) a syndrome of bradycardia, generally intermittent and sometimes mixed with episodes of atrial tachyarrhythmias (see bradycardia-tachycardia s.) or periods of sinus arrest, due to malfunction originating in the supraventricular portion of the cardiac conduction system.

Sick sinus syndrome; the monitor lead shows sinus bradycardia with a long sinus pause.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sick sinus syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Schematic representation of the atrioventricular bundle of His. DiseasesDB = 12066 ICD10 = ICD10|I|49|5|i|30 ICD9 = ICD9|427.81 ICDO = OMIM = 163800 MedlinePlus = 000161 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic …   Wikipedia

  • Sick-Sinus-Syndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 I49.5 Sick Sinus Syndrom …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sick sinus syndrom — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 I49.5 Sick Sinus Syndrom …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Syndrome, sick sinus — Symptoms of dizziness, confusion, fainting, and heart failure due to a problem with the sinus node of the heart, which acts as the body’s natural pacemaker. If the sinus node is not functioning normally, it is reflected in an abnormally slow… …   Medical dictionary

  • syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 9 426.82 OMIM 220400 DiseasesDB …   Wikipedia

  • Dressler's syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I24.1 ICD 9 411.0 …   Wikipedia

  • bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome — brady tachy syndrome a clinical manifestation of the sick sinus syndrome characterized by periods of atrial and ventricular bradycardia alternating with periods of rapid regular or irregular atrial or ventricular tachyarrhythmias …   Medical dictionary

  • Liste der Syndrome — Diese Seite listet in alphabetischer Reihenfolge und ohne Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit Syndrome und Komplexe aus unterschiedlichen medizinischen Fachgebieten auf. Bitte nur Verweise auf den tatsächlichen Titel des Beitrags und keine… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Partial androgen insensitivity syndrome — Classification and external resources AIS results when the function of the androgen receptor (AR) is impaired. The AR protein (pictured) mediates the effects of androgens in the human body. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”