Artificial pacemaker:Most people with sick sinus syndrome are treated with a permanentartificial pacemaker.10SSS is the most common reason that people receive an artificial pacemaker.8An artificial pacemaker is a small, battery-powered device. It is implanted under the skin of your chest during mino...
Another condition that affects the heart conduction system is called sick sinus syndrome (SSS) or sinus node disease. It affects the sinoatrial node and causes the heart to beat slower or faster than normal. It can also contribute to an increased heart rate during exercise. Ion channels, tiny...
Case summary A 67-year-old woman with a history of sick sinus syndrome underwent placement of a dual-chamber pacemaker in 1993 and generator change in 2001 (Integrity AFx DR 5342, St. Jude Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN, USA). Pacing was programmed to DDDR mode with a lower rate limit...
The reproduction of spontaneous symptoms during the carotid sinus massage seems to add specificity to the definition of the syndrome.doi:10.1007/978-88-470-2288-1_48C. MenozziM. BrignoleSpringer MilanMenozzi, C.; Brignole, M. Carotid sinus syndrome: what is the clinical relevance of the ...
Definition Sinus arrhythmia is a kind of arrhythmia where the heart is beating faster and slower. Sinus bradycardia is a form of sinus arrhythmia where the heart is beating slower. Heart Rate In sinus arrhythmia, the heart beats faster than 100 beats per minute (bpm) or slower than 60 bpm....
What is the purpose of a runny nose when sick? What virus causes blepharitis? What is the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease? Is sneezing a symptom of the coronavirus? What bacteria causes inflammatory bowel disease? What is a Klebsiella infection in the bladder?
What are the signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of sick sinus syndrome? What diseases result from adrenal cortical dysfunction? What is the development of disease or the sequence of events that leads to a disease process? a. Etiology b. Disease intensity c. Pathogensis d. Pathophysiol...
SSS Sick Sinus Syndrome SSS Sound Suppression System (various organizations) SSS School of Social Sciences SSS Société Suisse de Spéléologie (French: Swiss Society of Speleology; Swiztzerland) SSS Sea Surface Salinity SSS Short Sea Shipping SSS Sigue Sigue Sputnik SSS Stop Smoking Service (Nation...
Tethered spinal cord syndrome is a rare neurological disorder where the spinal cord is attached, or tethered, to the tissues around the spine. This tethering of the spinal cord restricts its movements and prevents it from keeping up with its ongoing growth as the body grows. This causes the ...
If the damage within the heart’s electrical system is causing a slow heart rate, you may be eligible for an implantable heart device called a pacemaker. Pacemakers are small devices that are implanted under the skin, most often below your collarbone on the left or right side of your chest...