sinus arrhythmia


arrhythmia

 [ah-rith´me-ah] variation from the normal rhythm, especially of the heartbeat; see also dysrhythmia. adj., adj arrhyth´mic.sinus arrhythmia the physiologic cyclic variation in heart rate, originating in the sinoatrial node and related to vagal impulses to the node; it occurs commonly in children (juvenile arrhythmia) and in the aged.

si·nus ar·rhyth·mi·a

rhythmic, repetitive irregularity of the heartbeat, the heart being under the control of its normal pacemaker, the sinuatrial node. Synonym(s): juvenile arrhythmia

si·nus ar·rhyth·mi·a

(sī'nŭs ă-ridh'mē-ă) A cyclic variation in heart rate, usually normal and linked to respiratory movements.