Diseases

Cardiac Sinus Arrest

The omission of atrial activation that is caused by transient cessation of impulse generation at the SINOATRIAL NODE. It is characterized by a prolonged pause without P wave in an ELECTROCARDIOGRAM. Sinus arrest has been associated with sleep apnea (REM SLEEP-RELATED SINUS ARREST).

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The omission of atrial activation that is caused by transient cessation of impulse generation at the SINOATRIAL NODE. It is characterized by a prolonged pause without P wave in an ELECTROCARDIOGRAM. Sinus arrest has been associated with sleep apnea (REM SLEEP-RELATED SINUS ARREST).

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  • Cardiac Sinus Pause
  • Sinus Arrest, Cardiac
  • Cardiac Sinus Arrests
  • Cardiac Sinus Pauses
  • Sinus Arrests, Cardiac
  • Sinus Pause, Cardiac
  • Sinus Pauses, Cardiac

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2008

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  • Arrhythmia, Sinus (1967-2007)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cardiac Sinus Arrest. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054138. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054138
  2. Cardiac Sinus Arrest. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinoatrial_arrest
  3. Cardiac Sinus Arrest. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7524810