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Sick Sinus Syndrome Introduction
Sick Sinus Syndrome is uncommon and becomes more common with advancing age.
A dysfunctional sinus node can be just the "tip of the iceberg", a warning that the heart has significant disease in other areas.
Sick Sinus Syndrome is different from other rhythms in that it is a group of very different rhythms related by a similar etiology.
Electrical conduction disruption in Sick Sinus Syndrome is commonly caused by fibrosis or scarring.
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