A Case of Hemodynamically Unstable Sick Sinus Syndrome Secondary to Refeeding Syndrome
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The sick sinus syndrome.
1. a. SSS b. SA block c. SA arrest Sick sinus syndrome is a disorder characterized by a dysfunctional sinus node. It is often idiopathic and a result of degenerative fibrosis of nodal tissue. Certain disorders such as amyloidosis, connective tissue disease, Chagas disease, and hemochromatosis are examples of intrinsic causes. Hypertensive heart disease and cardiomyopathies account for a smaller...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14625