[Sick sinus syndrome and conduction disorders in women--frequency, treatment]

Przegl Lek. 2014;71(3):169-71.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Conduction disorders in women are often presented as sick sinus syndrome in comparison to men who have more often disturbances of AV conduction diseases and sinus carotid diseases. Nearly every heart disease with prevalence of ischeamic heart disease and idiopathic degenerative fibrotic process, which leads to reduction number of trigger cells, can result in conduction disorders. As a gold standard in treatment is pacemaker implantation with appropriate pacing mode, after exclusion a reversable reason of the disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / epidemiology*
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / therapy*
  • Brugada Syndrome
  • Cardiac Conduction System Disease
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Heart Conduction System / abnormalities*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome / therapy*
  • Women's Health*