Sinoatrial arrest Sinoatrial arrest Sinoatrial arrest (also known as sinus arrest or sinus pause) is a medical condition wherein the sinoatrial node of the heart transiently ceases to generate the electrical impulses that normally stimulate the myocardial tissues to contract and thus the heart to beat. It is defined as lasting from 2.0 seconds to several minutes. Since the heart contains multiple pacemakers, this interruption of the cardiac cycle generally lasts only a few seconds before another part of the heart, such as the atrio-ventricular junction or the ventricles, begins pacing and restores the heart action. This condition can be detected on
Lunar node about 0.94901 Gregorian year, as do descending-node eclipses. The nodes are called by different names in different areas of the world. In ancient European texts, the ascending node is referred to as the dragon's head ("Caput Draconis", or "Anabibazon"). Its symbol is , the astronomical and astrological symbol for the dragon's head. By the same analogy, the descending node is also known as the dragon's tail ("Cauda Draconis", or "Catabibazon"), and its symbol is the inversion of that of the ascending node: . In Hindu astronomy, the ascending node ☊ is called "Rahu" and the descending node ☋ is called