Sinus Arrest, Cardiac

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).

Year introduced: 2008

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Tree Number(s): C14.280.067.093.500, C23.550.073.093.500

MeSH Unique ID: D054138

Entry Terms:

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

Previous Indexing:

• Arrhythmia, Sinus (1967-2007)

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Heart Diseases
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