Article: Uncommon course of sinus nodal artery: is it a known pathway?/Sinus dugum arterinin sik gorulmeyen seyri: bilinen bir yol mu?(E-page Original Images/E-sayfa Orijinal Goruntuler)(Disease/Disorder overview)(Case study)

Article: A gentler jolt and tickle for trembling hearts: implanted defibrillators and pacemakers.
FDA Consumer;  April 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ......which circulate blood, belongs to the sinus node atop the heart's right atrium (one of...artificial pacemaker corrects for a defective sinus node or conduction pathway by emitting rhythmic...electrical impulses similar to those of the sinus node. Usually, it's made with a titanium ...

Article: Deadly dangers of ephedra.(Neighborhood Heart Watch)
Medical Update;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......billion times in an average lifespan. The sinus node, a small group of specialized cells in...influence the rate of discharge of the sinus node and can cause other tissues in the heart...the heartbeat from areas other than the sinus node and result in arrhythmias. The extent...

Article: ECG interpretation made incredibly easy!, 4th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
SciTech Book News;  December 1, 2008 ;     172 words ......features of rhythm strips, methods of interpretation, types of arrhythmias that can be identified with an ECH strip (including sinus node arrhythmias, atrial arrhythmias, junctional arrhythmias, ventricular arrhythmias, and atrioventricular blocks), treatment...

Article: Cardiac Gap Junctions, 2d ed.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News;  September 1, 2006 ;     140 words ......Advances in cardiology; v.42 RC681 When the heart beats, an electrical activation wave leading to contraction originates at the sinus node, and propagates from there to the whole heart through a network of communicating cells interconnected by gap junction channels...

Article: Sorin Group: ELA Medical, Inc. Enrolls First Patient in the NATURE Observational Study in the U.S.
Business Wire;  August 9, 2007 ;     655 words ......high degree heart block in patients with sinus node dysfunction or brady tachy syndrome. Sinus node disease is a disease of the heart's natural...North Carolina. The 70-year-old patient had sinus node dysfunction. We hope that the NATURE study...

Article: ECG interpretation; an incredibly easy pocket guide.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News;  September 1, 2005 ;     120 words ......covers the practicalities of conducting and interpreting electrocardiograms, including the basic theories, arrhythmias of the sinus node, atrial, junctional, ventricular and atrioventricular varieties, atrioventricular blocks, ECG effects of electrolyte imbalances...

Article: Possibilities of high-resolution HRV analysis.(Original Investigation)(heart rate variability)(Clinical report)
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi);  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......diagnosis. It allows to define various disregulations of the sinus node pacemaker activity, characterized for every form of the coronary...Rhythmocardiography is founded on diagnosis of different variants of the sinus node (SN) disregulation, characteristic for certain cardiovascular...

Article: When heartbeats go haywire: new treatments can save lives.(Cover Story)
FDA Consumer;  April 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......right atrium. Here, a specialized bunch of cells called the sinus node, or pacemaker, sends an electrical signal. The signal spreads...contractions out of sync with the normal rhythm established by the sinus node. A number of factors can prompt a ventricular arrhythmia...

Article: New England Journal of Medicine Study Shows Dramatically Reducing Pacing to Right Ventricle Cuts Risk of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Pacemaker Patients.
Business Wire;  September 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......trial of more than 1,000 patients with sinus node disease. The trial, called SAVE PACe...newer forms of dual chamber pacing for sinus node disease versus older pacemaker technology...guidelines for treatment of patients with sinus node disease toward aggressive reduction in...

Article: Pacemakers: some of the risks and complications you are not warned about.(OPEN LEARNING ZONE)
Journal of Perioperative Practice;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......each year in the UK (Senthuran et al 2002). Most pacemakers are implanted to correct bradycardia (slow heart beat) due to sinus node disease or atrioventricular block. The recipients of the pacemakers are generally elderly people with an average age of 75...

Article: Transvenous cardiac pacing in children: problems and complications during follow-up / Cocuklarda transvenoz pacemaker tedavisi deneyimlerimiz: Izlemde problem ve komplikasyonlar.(Original Investigation / Orijinal Arastirma)(Clinical report)
The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi);  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......TPCP between 1993 and 2003 were reviewed retrospectively. Indications for pacing included atrioventricular block in 76% and sinus node dysfunction in 22% patients. In 92 patients, bradyarrhythmia was secondary to cardiac surgery. Percutaneous subclavian puncture...

Article: Heart Rate Slowing by IF Current Inhibition.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News;  December 1, 2006 ;     124 words ......inhibits the If trans-membrane current that is responsible for the diastolic depolarization of pacemaker cells within the sinus node. Here specialists in cardiac pathophysiology and managing heart disease discuss using the drug to control angina pectoris...

Article: Electrophysiological Disorders of the Heart.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News;  September 1, 2005 ;     164 words ......authors, from 15 countries) and includes a full list of references. Chapter topics include interpretation of clinical trials, sinus node dysfunction, arrhythmias during pregnancy, arrhythmias and electrolyte disorders, the long QT syndrome, the Brugada syndrome...

Article: Back from the brink; new weapons against cardiac arrest. (The Fight Against Heart Disease; part 2)
FDA Consumer;  February 1, 1986 ;     700+ words ......pumping contractions of the heart depend on tiny electric currents generated within the heart. These currents fan out from the sinus node near the top of the heart to the four chambers (two auricles and two ventricles), causing the heart muscle to contract and...