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Congenital sick sinus syndrome caused by recessive mutations in the cardiac sodium channel gene (SCN5A).
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 2003
Benson D Woodrow, Wang Dao W, Dyment Macaira, Knilans Timothy K, Fish Frank A, Strieper Margaret J, Rhodes Thomas H, George Alfred L
Abstract excerpt
Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) describes an arrhythmia phenotype attributed to sinus node dysfunction and diagnosed by electrocardiographic demonstration of sinus bradycardia or sinus arrest. Although frequently associated with underlying heart disease and seen most often in the elderly, SSS may occur in the fetus, infant, and child without apparent cause. In this setting, SSS is presumed to be congenital. Based on...
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