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Familial sick sinus syndrome with atrioventricular conduction disturbance.
Japanese circulation journal - 1 Oct 1998
Isobe M, Oka T, Takenaka H, Imamura H, Kinoshita O, Kasanuki H, Sekiguchi M
Abstract excerpt
A family with sick sinus syndrome is presented: a mother and her 2 daughters affected with sinus node dysfunction. Electrophysiological studies revealed abnormal atrioventricular conduction in the 2 daughters. All 3 individuals were implanted with a permanent pacemaker to relieve their symptoms. Endomyocardial biopsy from the right ventricle of one daughter showed disarrangement, degeneration, myocyte necrosis...
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