Author/Authors :
Makhaly, Samer Research Institute of McGill University Health Center - McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada , Fallah, Parvaneh Department of Cardiology - McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada , Giannetti, Nadia Department of Cardiology - McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) has multiple causes both familial and acquired. The most common cause is usually idiopathic. In the past
literature, elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) has not been reported to be a cause of SSS. We present a case of a 55-year-old male
that developed SSS after surgical resection of a brain tumor. We have investigated the causal relationship between increased ICP
and SSS. We have concluded that elevated ICP creates a sympathovagal imbalance leading to SSS.
