"Sick sinus syndrome in dermatomyositis"--a case report.
A forty-five-year-old woman with a history of dermatomyositis for the past fifteen years developed sick sinus syndrome during an exacerbation of her illness. This association has not been previously described in the literature, as far as the author can determine.
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Cardiology Service, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Medico La Raza, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, D.F.
D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy