Diagnosis and treatment of sick sinus syndrome
Chinese Medical Journal 93(7): 495-500
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0366-6999 PMID: 6772398 Document Number: 166908
At a panel discussion, medical workers from 20 hospitals in Beijing [China] exchanged experiences and views on the clinical aspects of sick sinus syndrome. In a combined series of 171 cases, coronary heart disease (91 cases) and cardiomyopathy or myocarditis (37 cases) were the most common causes; 38 cases were of unknown etiology. The main clinical and ECG features were reviewed. Problems in diagnosis were discussed with particular emphasis on the use of accessory diagnostic methods, e.g., atropine test, exercise test and ECG monitoring. Experiences in treatment with traditional Chinese and western medicine and with the use of artificial cardiac pacemakers were exchanged.