Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Sick sinus syndrome

An abnormality involving the generation of the action potential by the sinus node and is characterized by an atrial rate inappropriate for physiological requirements. Manifestations include severe sinus bradycardia, sinus pauses or arrest, sinus node exit block, chronic atrial tachyarrhythmias, alternating periods of atrial bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias, and inappropriate responses of heart rate during exercise or stress.


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PMID (PMCID)
3688556
 FEMALE Middle Aged
"Sick sinus syndrome in dermatomyositis"--a case report.
Badui E.
Angiology. 1987;38(11):868-70.
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.
3688556
 FEMALE Middle Aged
"Sick sinus syndrome in dermatomyositis"--a case report.
Badui E.
Angiology. 1987;38(11):868-70.
"Sick sinus syndrome in dermatomyositis"--a case report.