When the Heart's Conductor, the SA Node, falls Silent
Our heart has a natural conductor, the Sinoatrial Node (SA Node), which creates 60–100 electrical signals per minute.
However, as we age, if Fibrosis progresses around the SA node or blood supply is not smooth, the conductor gradually becomes exhausted.
This leads to Sinus Bradycardia, Sinus Arrest, or Tachy-Brady Syndrome, where the pulse alternates between fast and slow.
Patients experience shortness of breath even with exercise because the heart rate does not increase (Chronotropic Incompetence), and may feel dizzy or faint due to reduced blood flow to the brain.
This is not just aging; it is a crisis signal that the heart's vitality is fading.
BM's Perspective: Before the Machine Takes Over, We Must Reawaken the Heart.
BM Korean Internal Medicine Clinic asks, "Why is the SA node trying to stop?"
While conventional medicine views this as simple aging or degenerative change, from the perspective of Korean Medicine, these are typical symptoms of Heart Yang Deficiency (Sim-yang-heo / 心陽虛) and Heart Qi Deficiency (Sim-gi-heo / 心氣虛).
- Heart Yang Deficiency (Sim-yang-heo): A state where the warm driving force that makes the heart beat has cooled down. It is like an engine that has become too cold to start easily.
- Heart Qi Deficiency (Sim-gi-heo): A state where the driving force to pump blood to the whole body has weakened.
Before applying mechanical electrical stimulation, we prioritize treatment to revive the extinguished spark of the heart so it can beat on its own again.
