title: Excessive sinus pauses and their elimination in a patient with sleep apnea syndrome.
abstract: A 40-year-old man with severe sleep apnoea syndrome presented significant sinus pauses during a 48 h electrocardiogram Holter recording. Holter analysis showed one sinus pause of 6.4 s duration, and many pauses greater than 3 s. The 48 h Holter reevaluation, after a continuous positive air pressure device was applied, showed no pauses. The electrophysiological study was negative for sick sinus syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Efremidis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kardaras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*