Sick sinus syndrome cured by ... vitamin D?

Geriatrics. 1990 Aug;45(8):83-5.

Abstract

I have presented the case of a 77-year-old woman with SSS who was treated unsuccessfully with antiarrhythmic drugs for 5 years. During the fifth year, she developed chronic atrial fibrillation. Two years later she started to take vitamin D for unrelated reasons, and first regained regular sinus rhythm and later stopped having episodes of atrial fibrillation. The patient has been now asymptomatic for over 2 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome / drug therapy*
  • Vitamin D / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Vitamin D