Sick sinus syndrome

Sick sinus syndrome: Introduction

Sick sinus syndrome: The sinus node does not fire its signals properly, so that the heart rate slows down. Sometimes the rate changes back and forth between a ... more about Sick sinus syndrome.

Sick sinus syndrome: Heart rhythm disorder. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Sick sinus syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Sick sinus syndrome

• Dizziness
• Palpitations
• Confusion
• Fatigue
• Fainting
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 6 symptoms of Sick sinus syndrome

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Sick sinus syndrome:

• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
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  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• more tests...»

Sick sinus syndrome: Complications

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Diagnostic Tests for Sick sinus syndrome

• ECG
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Sick sinus syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Sick sinus syndrome
• Failure to diagnose Sick sinus syndrome
• Hidden causes of Sick sinus syndrome (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Sick sinus syndrome

Sick sinus syndrome: Self Assessment Tools

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• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Heart Disease -- Self Assessment Tools
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Sick sinus syndrome: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Sick sinus syndrome: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Sick sinus syndrome:

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• Heart health products & offers »
• High cholesterol
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Sick sinus syndrome: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
  • High Cholesterol -- Undiagnosed
  • Heart Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Depression -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hypertension -- Undiagnosed
  • Hemochromatosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Sick sinus syndrome

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the conditions which may be ...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack, whereas...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The "cuff"...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more...read more »

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Sick sinus syndrome: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Sick sinus syndrome

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Sick sinus syndrome:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Sick sinus syndrome, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Sick sinus syndrome: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
  • High Cholesterol -- Rare Types
  • Heart Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Depression -- Rare Types
  • Type 2 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Type 1 Diabetes -- Rare Types
  • Hypertension -- Rare Types
  • Hemochromatosis -- Rare Types
  • Metabolic Syndrome -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Sick sinus syndrome

• Heart disease
• Cardiomyopathy
• Heart attack
• more causes...»

Read more about causes of Sick sinus syndrome

More information about causes of Sick sinus syndrome:

• Drug interactions causing Sick sinus syndrome (6 listings)
• Underlying causes of Sick sinus syndrome
• Sick sinus syndrome as a symptom

Treatments for Sick sinus syndrome

• Watchful waiting - sometimes no treatment is necessary for mild attacks.
• Artificial pacemaker
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Sick sinus syndrome

News Archives for Sick sinus syndrome

Medical news articles related to Sick sinus syndrome include:

• Staying Home When Sick Might Be Wise
• Spouse's Sickness Bodes Ill for Partner's Health
• Health Tip: Symptoms of Sinus Infection
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Sick sinus syndrome

Medical research articles related to Sick sinus syndrome include:

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure
• Current pharmacologic treatment of dementia: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.
• Diltiazem
• Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Bradycardia
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

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Patient Surveys for Sick sinus syndrome

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Reseach about Sick sinus syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Sick sinus syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Sick sinus syndrome include:

• Left Ventricular Function and Remodelling During Permanent Pacing - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Arrhythmia Restart Prevention and RatE STabilization in Atrial Fibrillation - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Mode Selection Trial in Sinus Node Dysfunction (MOST) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Pacing of the Atria in Sick Sinus Syndrome Trial Preventive Strategies for Atrial Fibrillation - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Mode Evaluation in Sick Sinus Syndrome Trial (MODEST) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 11 Clinical Trials for Sick sinus syndrome

Sick sinus syndrome: Broader Related Topics

• Heart conditions
• Arrhythmias
• more types...»

Types of Sick sinus syndrome

Stories from Users Related to Sick sinus syndrome

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User Interactive Forums

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Article Excerpts about Sick sinus syndrome

The sinus node does not fire its signals properly, so that the heart rate slows down. Sometimes the rate changes back and forth between a slow (bradycardia) and fast (tachycardia) rate. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Arrhythmia: NHLBI)

Definitions of Sick sinus syndrome:

Dysfunction of the sinoatrial node manifested by persistent sinus bradycardia, sinus arrest, sinoatrial exit block, chronic atrial fibrillation and inability of the heart to resume sinus rhythm following cardioversion for atrial fibrillation. - (Source - Diseases Database)