Some dogs with sick sinus syndrome have a more constant sinus bradycardia (too slow) because the sinus node has a low firing rate. (www2.vet.cornell.edu)
Reykjavik, ICELAND, 6 March 2011 — Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, The Netherlands, Denmark, USA and Illumina, Inc., today report the discovery of single - letter variants (SNPs) in the sequence of the human genome associated with high risk of sick sinus syndrome (SSS). (decode.com)
The cost of diagnosis and pacemaker placement for sick sinus syndrome patients varies according to the facility and geographic location, but $ 5,000 to $ 15,000 is a fairly typical expenditure for affected dogs. (embracepetinsurance.com)