[The natural history of sick sinus syndrome].
Ninety one cases of sick sinus syndrome (SSS) have been traced clinically for an average term of 5 years and 4 months. The result shows that the natural history of SSS is relatively long, no one of these cases died of arrhythmia during the investigation, and pacemaker is the first choice for patients with apparent severe symptoms.
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Shanghai Railway Center Hospital.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate