Sick Sinus Syndrome

To diagnose sick sinus syndrome, your provider will want to make sure you don’t:

• Have a lack of essential minerals (electrolytes).
• Have sleep apnea.
• Take certain heart medicines that can cause problems with your SA node.
• Have a problem with how your body handles its chemical reactions.

Your provider will need to see a definite link between your symptoms and a slow heart rate (bradycardia) to diagnose sick sinus syndrome.

What tests will be done to diagnose sick sinus syndrome?

Your provider may order one or more of the following:

• Electrocardiogram (EKG).
• Heart rhythm monitors you wear at home.
• Electrophysiology study (EPS).
• Stress test.