Familial Sick Sinus Syndrome.
10.4070/kcj.2003.33.12.1155
- Author:
Wan Jung KIM
1
;
Jae Jun SHIM
;
Hyun Sook KIM
;
Tae Hee LEE
;
Seung Mook JUNG
;
Dal Soo LIM
;
Suk Keun HONG
;
Rak Kyeong CHOI
;
Hweung Kon HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical School, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sick sinus syndrome;
Bradycardia;
Pacemaker;
Family
- MeSH:
Atrial Fibrillation;
Bradycardia;
Family Characteristics;
Humans;
Nuclear Family;
Sick Sinus Syndrome*;
Stroke
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2003;33(12):1155-1160
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
This paper presents a family with sick sinus syndrome, spanning three generations and with an autosomal dominant trait. The proband was affected by atrial fibrillation with a slow ventricular rhythm that required a permanent pacemaker. Her three sons were affected with a sinus node dysfunction and one daughter died suddenly at the age of 32 years. A pacemaker was implanted in the proband and her two sons with symptoms related to bradycardia. One of her sons with the pacemaker died of a cerebrovascular accident several months later. We report a family with sick sinus syndrome requiring the implantation of a pacemaker with a review of the literature.
