Symptomatic Long Pauses and Bradycardia due to Massive Multinodular Goiter

Sinus node dysfunction with symptomatic bradycardia or chronotropic incompetence is generally an indication for pacemaker implantation. However, in patients with symptomatic sinus bradycardia, the identification and treatment of underlying pathologies may avoid the need for permanent pacemaker impla...

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Main Authors: Amrish Deshmukh, Cevher Ozcan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4201942
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description Sinus node dysfunction with symptomatic bradycardia or chronotropic incompetence is generally an indication for pacemaker implantation. However, in patients with symptomatic sinus bradycardia, the identification and treatment of underlying pathologies may avoid the need for permanent pacemaker implantation. We present a case of carotid sinus syndrome and severe obstructive sleep apnea due to a massive multinodular goiter in a patient who presented with recurrent sinus pauses and syncope. The patient was managed without pacemaker implantation but instead with thyroidectomy resulting in decompression of the carotid sinus and airway and resolution of bradycardic episodes.
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spelling doaj-art-4df65b8f26c6441cb8b887eddadbcf402025-08-20T03:36:41ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122017-01-01201710.1155/2017/42019424201942Symptomatic Long Pauses and Bradycardia due to Massive Multinodular GoiterAmrish Deshmukh0Cevher Ozcan1Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USASinus node dysfunction with symptomatic bradycardia or chronotropic incompetence is generally an indication for pacemaker implantation. However, in patients with symptomatic sinus bradycardia, the identification and treatment of underlying pathologies may avoid the need for permanent pacemaker implantation. We present a case of carotid sinus syndrome and severe obstructive sleep apnea due to a massive multinodular goiter in a patient who presented with recurrent sinus pauses and syncope. The patient was managed without pacemaker implantation but instead with thyroidectomy resulting in decompression of the carotid sinus and airway and resolution of bradycardic episodes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4201942
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title_full_unstemmed Symptomatic Long Pauses and Bradycardia due to Massive Multinodular Goiter
title_short Symptomatic Long Pauses and Bradycardia due to Massive Multinodular Goiter
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