Sick Sinus Syndrome
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
心悸气短，动则加剧，或突然昏仆，汗出倦怠，面色苍白，或形寒肢冷，舌淡苔白，脉沉迟细或沉迟微
Plain-Language Explanation:
- You may feel palpitations and shortness of breath, often as if you cannot get enough air.
- The above discomfort worsens noticeably with activity or exertion.
- Sometimes there may be sudden fainting or brief episodes of collapse.
- You may sweat involuntarily and feel tired, fatigued, and lacking in energy.
- The complexion is pale and lacks color, appearing spiritless and dull.
- You may feel cold and shivery, or have cold hands and feet and an overall sensation of body coldness and chilly limbs.
- The tongue is pale in color with a white coating, appearing overall pale.
- The pulse feels deep, slow, and thready, or deep, slow, and extremely faint.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
益气温阳，升脉通络
Plain-Language Explanation:
- By supplementing righteous qi and warming yang qi, the body’s driving force is strengthened, and discomforts such as aversion to cold, cold hands and feet, chest tightness, and fatigue may gradually ease.
- By ascending yang qi and unblocking the meridians and blood vessels, the blood pathways become smoother, and related discomforts such as dizziness, shortness of breath, palpitations, and numbness or tingling in the limbs may gradually lessen.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
心悸气短，烦劳加重，疲倦乏力，头晕盗汗，五心烦热，舌红少苔，脉迟细或结代
Plain-Language Explanation:
- You may feel palpitations with an uneasy heartbeat and shortness of breath, as if you cannot get enough air.
- The discomfort worsens noticeably after exertion or overwork, and becomes more prominent during stressful labor.
- You tend to tire easily and feel weak; after a short effort you lack energy and spirit.
- Dizziness and vertigo may occur, and there is tendency to sweat during sleep (night sweats).
- The palms, soles, and chest may feel hot, accompanied by internal restlessness, irritability, and difficulty calming down.
- The tongue is reddish in color with very little or no coating.
- The pulse feels slow and thready, or it may be irregular with intermittent pauses.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
益气养阴，活血通络
Plain-Language Explanation:
- By supplementing righteous qi and nourishing body fluids, physical strength is improved, and discomforts such as dry mouth and throat, tidal fever, night sweats, and irritable heat may gradually ease.
- By invigorating blood circulation, removing stasis, and unblocking the meridians, the blood pathways become smoother, and stasis-related discomforts such as stabbing pain, numbness, cold limbs, and chest tightness or distending pain may gradually lessen.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
心悸气短，胸闷憋气，或胸痛阵作，牵引肩背，自汗，唇甲青紫，舌质紫暗，或舌有瘀点，脉涩或沉迟或结代
Plain-Language Explanation:
- You may feel palpitations with an uneasy heartbeat and shortness of breath, as if you cannot get enough air.
- The chest feels tight and suffocating, with labored breathing and chest discomfort.
- Paroxysmal chest pain may occur, with episodes of pain that come and go more distinctly.
- The pain may radiate to the shoulder and back, with a spreading sensation to surrounding areas.
- You may sweat even at rest, and sweating becomes more pronounced with slight activity.
- The lips and nails appear bluish or purplish, lacking a healthy rosy color.
- The tongue is purplish and dull in color, lacking brightness.
- Purple stasis spots may be visible on the tongue surface, presenting as dot-like stagnation marks.
- The pulse feels rough, or deep and slow, or irregular with intermittent beats.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
补气活血通络
Plain-Language Explanation:
- By supplementing righteous qi and strengthening the driving force, discomforts such as shortness of breath, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, reluctance to speak, and dizziness and easy tiredness may gradually be relieved.
- By invigorating blood circulation, removing stasis, and unblocking the meridians, the blood pathways become smoother, and stasis-related discomforts such as stabbing pain, numbness, distending pain, and cold limbs may gradually lessen.
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