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Sick sinus syndrome is a type of heart rhythm disorder. It affects the heart's natural pacemaker (sinus node), which controls the heartbeat.
Normally, the sinus node produces a steady pace of regular electrical impulses. In sick sinus syndrome, these signals are abnormally paced. The heart rhythms of ...
AV node ablation is a treatment for an irregular and often very rapid heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib). The treatment uses heat energy, called ...
To determine whether symptoms are related to problems with the sinus node and heart function, a health care provider may use the following tests:.
Before the procedure. Before AV node ablation, several tests are done to check your heart health. Anyone who has AV node ablation needs a pacemaker for life ...
In some people, sinus node problems cause alternating slow and fast heart rates (bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome). Heart block (atrioventricular block).
Within the upper right chamber of the heart (right atrium) is a group of cells called the sinus node. ... (AV) node, where they slow down. This slight delay ...
Atrial tachycardia doesn't involve the AV node. Other types of supraventricular tachycardia include: Sinus nodal reentrant tachycardia (SNRT). Inappropriate ...
The AV node is flooded with signals trying to get through to the lower heart chambers. This causes a fast and irregular heart rhythm. In people with AFib , the ...
The sinus node makes the signals that start each heartbeat. The signals move ... Then the signals arrive at a group of cells called the AV node, where they ...
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