Some dogs
with sick sinus syndrome have no obvious symptoms at all — especially if they aren't normally physically active.
Other dogs
with sick sinus syndrome will have periods of excessive tachycardia (rapid rate) in addition to the pauses or bradycardia.
Any dog
with sick sinus syndrome should not be bred.
The treatment goal for dogs
with sick sinus syndrome is to achieve and maintain a normal heart rate.
Some dogs
with sick sinus syndrome have a more constant sinus bradycardia (too slow) because the sinus node has a low firing rate.
She was diagnosed
with Sick Sinus Syndrome, where there are unusually long pauses between beats.
Not exact matches
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).
The study reports a genetic variant in the gene MYH6 that is associated
with high risk of
sick sinus syndrome (SSS) in Icelanders.
The results confirmed the beginning stages of
Sick Sinus Syndrome, but Dr. Atkinson felt that
with the proper monitoring Bella could undergo dental cleaning.
If you've never heard of the canine disease called
sick sinus syndrome, you might think a dog
with the condition would do a lot of sneezing, snorting, or coughing.