newbie question

im wondering what sick-sinus syndrome is can anyone explain what this is im trying to learn as much as i can as drs dont explain much ive recently had pm was told i had blocked heart im still dizzy on medication for this and going to see ent specialist it may be middle-ear problem the dizziness thanks to everyone on this site youve been great !

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SSS

by Tracey_E - 2012-09-11 09:09:53

SSS is when the sinus node dysfunctions, either letting the rate go too low or not going up as needed for activity. It's unrelated to av block, which is when the sinus node works fine but the signal never gets to the ventricles to beat.

St Judes has great animation videos on how the heart beats, how SSS affects the heart, what av block is, how the pm fixes them
http://health.sjm.com/arrhythmia-answers/your-condition/how-your-heart-works

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