sinus arrest
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Related to sinus arrest: premature atrial contraction, atrial flutter, sinus pause, sinus arrhythmia, sick sinus syndrome, idioventricular rhythm, sinus block
si·nus ar·rest
cessation of sinus activity; the ventricles may continue to beat under ectopic atrial, A-V junctional, or idioventricular control.
See also: sinus standstill, atrial standstill.
See also: sinus standstill, atrial standstill.
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sinus arrest
A form of sinus-node dysfunction (sick sinus syndrome) characterised by a normal P-wave axis.EKG
Every P wave is followed QRS complexes and accompanied by pauses of > 3 sec without atrial activity.
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sinus arrest
Sinus pause Cardiology A form of sinus-node dysfunction–sick sinus syndrome characterized by a normal P-wave axis EKG Every P wave is followed QRS complexes and accompanied by pauses of > 3 sec without atrial activity. See Sick sinus syndrome.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
si·nus ar·rest
(sī'nŭs ă-rest')Cessation of sinuatrial activity; the ventricles may continue to beat under ectopic atrial, atrioventricular junctional, or idioventricular control.
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