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17:54 Jan 19, 2009
English to German translations [PRO] Medical - Medical: Cardiology
English term or phrase:sinus node
Definition from Medical University of South Carolina: bundle of excitatory tissue found in the right atrium that functions as the pacemaker of the heart
Example sentence(s):
The autonomic nervous system, the same part of the nervous system as controls the blood pressure, controls the firing of the sinus node to trigger the start of the cardiac cycle. medterms.com
If the sinus node is not functioning normally -- due to damage from surgery, drugs, congenital heart defects or other causes -- the heartbeat may become very slow with a decrease in blood pressure. University of California
Extrinsic sinus mechanisms of sinus node dysfunction could be drug effects or due to autonomic influences. The important drugs which could suppress sinus node function are beta blockers, non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (e.g. verapamil and diltiazem), digoxin, clonidine, methyl dopa, class IA, IC and III antiarrhythmic agents and lithium. Cardiophile for Medical Professionals
Definition from www.medizinfo.de/kardio/herzrhythmus/err: Sinusknoten ist ein in der Medizin Fest eingeführter medizinischer Begriff und wird ausschliesslich in der Literatur verwendet
Example sentence(s):
Der Sinusknoten (Nodus sinuatrialis), auch Sinuatrial-Knoten (SA-Knoten) oder Keith-Flack-Knoten, ist der primäre elektrische Taktgeber der Herzaktion - Wikipedia
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Dr.G.MD Local time: 06:39 Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 43
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