Sick Sinus Syndrome

To 'newbie question' by bottle... I was just diagnosed with SSS and at 49, had my pacemaker installed on August 20th. I have been told that each of us has a 'built-in' pacemaker~ if you will~ in the human heart, which is the sinus node or electrical part of our heart. When this becomes 'sick', it is classified as Sick Sinus Syndrome. This was what happened, really out of the blue, to me, which in turn led to Bradychardia (the mystery disease) or slow pulse. In my case, a pacemaker was the next step. We are not sure if this is the fix-all/end-all, however, so far, it seems to have made a world of difference. Hope this helps.

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frankycardia

by manaman - 2012-09-12 08:09:50

Yep! And there has been and never will be a cure for it!
kEEP THE THOUGHTS COMING SIR!
Cecil

SSS

by ElectricFrank - 2012-09-12 12:09:47

The term Sick Sinus Syndrome is actually a rather ridiculous diagnosis. It is about as much use as having your doctor diagnose you as "Sick".

As with most of these names it is much more useful to describe the actual condition.

Bradycardia is about as useless. How about simply stating that the patient has a resting HR of 30?

But to go along with the conventions I will announce that from birth I have had a serious case of Frankycardia. :)

frank

No cure?

by ElectricFrank - 2012-09-13 02:09:19

Oh there's a cure. Simply do a conversion to DeathyCardia. (:

frank

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