Category:Sinus Cardiac Rhythms

Types of Sinus Cardiac Rhythms

1. Sinus Rhythms

2. Sinus Arrhythmias

3. Sinus Bradycardias

4. Sinus Tachycardia

5. Sinus Arrest & Sinus Block

• Sinus arrest occurs when the sinoartial node fails to discharge resulting in a pause of the normal heart rhythm.

• Sinus block occurs when the sinoatrial node fails to conduct the wave of depolarisation resulting in a pause of the normal heart rhythm.

• The presence of a sinus arrest on an ECG would be characterised by an absence of P-QRS-T complexes for more than two R-R intervals.

• The presence of a sinus block on an ECG would be characterised by an absence of P-QRS-T complexes for twice the R-R interval.

Treatment:

• Treat the underlying condition

• Drugs used in the treatment of sinus arrest and sinus blocks are the following: glycopyrrolate, isoprenaline, atropine