I'm male, 59. Recently diagnosed with sick sinus syndrome (SSS) with tachy-brady-block components. Had a pacemaker implanted, doing fair. The short brady episodes would suddenly drop my hr into the low 30's, the tachy component 90-ish.
For all I know, I may have had SSS for many years. I have worn a Holter monitor on occasion for PVC's, but my family doc never told me until recently that my heart rate was dropping into the 30's for short periods back 10 years ago. Who knows what my hr may have dropped to on occasion when not wearing the Holter?
My question is, what might be the long term effects of occasional bradycardia episodes, over say 20 years? I passed out once during the day while sitting, and have awoke in a cold sweat at night several times with heart pounding. I have had mysterious and painful symptoms for the past 20 years, including tingling face, arms, and legs, fatigue, sleeplessness, headache and more. Wonder if the SSS/brady could have slipped under the radar all those years, and be the root cause of many of those symptoms?
Has anyone had long term, undetected brady that caused mysterious symptoms, and what were they? Is it possible we have stumbled upon the cause of my undiagnosed nightmare illness of 20 years, or is that highly unlikely?
Many thanks, and best of health,,,