The placement of a permanent pacemaker is the definitive treatment for sinus node dysfunction, but not everyone needs this.

There are several cardiac pacing options available to patients with sinus-node disease (SND), but each is associated with clinical disadvantages and the optimum strategy has not been identified. The ...

What is Sick Sinus Syndrome (SSS)? Sick sinus syndrome is not a disease condition but a clinical syndrome that is related to the sinoatrial node (SA node). It is also referred to as sinus node disease ...

Researchers have identified a gene variant that causes a potentially fatal human heart rhythm disorder called sinus node disease. While the newly discovered gene variant is rare, the study provides ...

Minimizing atrial pacing does not alter the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) associated with sinus node dysfunction (SND), suggest results of a trial that randomly assigned patients with SND who had ...

The identification of nearly a dozen ion channel genes involved in the genesis of human atrial and ventricular arrhythmias has been critical for the diagnosis and treatment of fatal cardiovascular ...

AMSTERDAM -- Reducing atrial pacing didn't help prevent atrial fibrillation (Afib, or AF) in patients with sinus node dysfunction but did increase risk of fainting, the DANPACE II trial showed. The ...

To the Editor: If Lamas et al. (June 13 issue) 1 wished to compare dual-chamber pacing with single-chamber pacing in patients with sinus-node dysfunction, why did they not compare single-chamber right ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rate-modulated pacing at 60 bpm did not reduce AF incidence vs. nonadaptive pacing at 40 bpm in patients with ...

Our heart beats a whopping 40 million times a year. And what makes it beat? Electrical impulses. The heart's electrical system controls the pumping action of the heart and gives it a rhythm. The ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 84-year-old female in relatively good health. My doctor is concerned that my heart rate is too slow, consistently in the 50s. I have worn a Holter monitor and had an ...