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 | | Since bradycardia is often the result of an underlying heart condition, making changes to improve your heart condition will usually improve your overall health. | | | If you have bradycardia, you may feel faint, dizzy, lightheaded, short of breath, chest pain, tiredness, palpitations, confusion or difficulty concentrating, and increased difficulty exercising. | | | If bradycardia is not present at the time you are having an EKG, then ambulatory electrocardiography (Holter monitoring or cardiac event monitoring) may be necessary. |
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| | Bradycardia - Heart Conditions - Strong Heart and Vascular Center |
| | Various surgical procedures can also be effective in preventing bradycardia. | | | Medication to prevent blood clots, to control low blood pressure or to control other medical conditions (such as thyroid disease) can be effective in preventing bradycardia. | | | A slower heart rate means less oxygen-rich blood is being pumped through the body, and symptoms are related to this lack of oxygen. |
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| | Bradycardia |
| | Although a change in therapy should be considered if drug-induced bradycardia is suspected, pacing may be an acceptable approach if no agent with equivalent efficacy is available. | | | When bradycardia occurs only in specific situations, patient education and prevention strategies should be tried first. | | | There are few indications for intervention in patients with bradycardia who are truly asymptomatic. |
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| | Bradycardia may be accompanied by an increase in stroke volume due to greater end diastolic pressure (preload). | | | Sinus bradycardia occurs when the hearts rate is slower than 60 beats per minute. | | | The pulse volume may be greater due to a greater stroke volume and an increased diastolic run-off time (longer time for blood to flow away from the heart). |
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| | BestDoctors.com: Condition Summary: Bradycardia |
| | Classification of bradycardia, in terms of its mecahnism, is useful to your doctor in guiding evaluation and therapy, directing investigation to other possible cardiac and medical conditions, as well as in outlining prognosis. | | | The heart rate, governed by the sinus node, is subject to a number of external influences, in particular autonomic nervous system tone. | | | The heart rate is designed to fluctuate, both up and down, in response to the physiologic demands of the body. |
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| | Bradycardia in acute haemorrhage -- Thomas and Dixon 328 (7437): 451 -- BMJ |
| | Bradycardia in acute haemorrhage is seen in clinical practice. | | | Triphasic response to haemorrhage, relative bradycardia and non-linear triggering of the cardiac vagal afferents during acute haemorrhage. | | | Atropin may be deletorious in patients with the Bezold Jarisch reflex due to haemorrhage |
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| | Bradycardia |
| | For example, normal bradycardia in a well-trained athlete will last as long as the athlete maintains his or her usual level of exercise. | | | In most cases, bradycardia in healthy, well-trained athletes does not need to be treated. | | | During the physical examination, your doctor will check your heart rate and rhythm, and your pulse. |
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| | Bradycardia |
| | The most effective way to confirm or rule out bradycardia is for the subject to wear a portable monitoring device, or Holter monitor, which he or she activates upon the sensation of a symptom. | | | One must keep in mind that other types of research are being carried out and include simply learning more about Bradycardia and developing new drugs and devices to monitor and correct the defect. | | | A person subject to this particular defect may experience feelings of dizziness, lightheadedness, shortness of breath, chest pain, tiredness, palpitations, confusion, or difficulty concentrating. |
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| | Nursing: Bradycardia: Slow heart rate? Think fast! |
| | Bradycardias can also be a result of autonomic influences; for example, increased parasympathetic or decreased sympathetic tone. | | | Your rapid nursing assessment and appropriate interventions in the setting of symptomatic bradycardia with a pulse may prevent further deterioration in your patient, including cardiac arrest. | | | The key is to look beyond the number to see the entire picture because your nursing interventions will be guided by the severity of the clinical situation. |
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| | bradycardia - definition of bradycardia in Encyclopedia |
| | The other reason to treat bradycardia is if the person's ultimate outcome (prognosis) will be changed or impacted by the bradycardia. | | | Patients with bradycardia have likely acquired it, as opposed to having it congenitally. | | | With bradycardia, the first is to address the associated symptoms, such as fatigue, limitations on how much an individual can physical exert, fainting (syncope), dizziness or lightheadedness, or other vague and non-specific symptoms. |
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| | eMedicine - Sinus Bradycardia : Article by Mark Livingston, MD |
| | In patients with sinus bradycardia secondary to therapeutic use of digitalis, beta-blockers, or calcium channel blockers, simple discontinuation of the drug, along with monitored observation, are often all that is necessary. | | | Temporary pacing is recommended in symptomatic patients who are unresponsive or only temporarily responsive to atropine, or in whom atropine therapy is contraindicated. | | | Other causes of sinus bradycardia are related to increased vagal tone. |
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| | Bradycardia caused by Acid Reflux Disease? |
| | It is possible, like my symtoms that the chest pain and bradycardia are not related. | | | It may also be important that your doctor know about any family history of sudden cardiac death, to better access your risk of further heart complications. | | | I have some chest pains at times, probably due to acid reflux and maybe stress. |
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| | Bradycardia |
| | In addition to categorizing bradycardias according to the heart rate, they can be categorized according to that part of the hearts conduction system that is affected. | | | Among these are decreased level of consciousness, shortness of breath, chest pain or discomfort, dizziness, hypotension diaphoresis and pulmonary congestion. | | | With this condition the patient may become weak and diaphragmatic and show symptoms of heart failure. |
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| | Medical Breakthroughs - Learn More About Diabetes |
| | Bradycardia is a slower than normal heart rate. | | | Many athletes who train regularly have resting heart rates of 40 to 60 beats per minute. | | | Bradycardia can also occur secondary to certain illnesses (such as decreased thyroid function, certain gastrointestinal disorders, and jaundice), or the abuse of certain drugs. |
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| | Bradycardia usually corrects itself when the person begins to exercise. | | | This can cause fainting, fatigue, or chest pain. | | | All medical conditions that cause bradycardia, such as myxedema, must be managed. |
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| | Apnea and Bradycardia |
| | Sometimes it is due to a reflex, especially with the placing of a feeding tube or when a baby is trying to stool. | | | Is associated with the baby's color changing to pale, purplish, or blue | | | Bradycardia often follows apnea or periods of very shallow breathing. |
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| | Bradycardia - Pacemakers and Heart Arrhythmias |
| | Bradycardia may be caused by a problem with your heart's natural pacemaker (S-A node) or a problem with your heart's electrical pathways. | | | Doctors may prescribe medications, a pacemaker, or both for the treatment of bradycardia. | | | A bradycardia sufferer may feel tired, light-headed, or dizzy. |
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| | Bradycardia -- eCureMe.com |
| | Bradycardia can be normal, especially in athletes (their heart is so well conditioned it beats more efficiently) or during sleep. | | | Bradycardia may be a consequence of other disorders such as | | | After the electrical impulse is generated in the node, it travels to the ventricles and the rest of the heart through the A-V node (an area between the atria and ventricles), thus any damage to these areas will slow the rate of this electrical impulse, which may lead to bradycardia or other arrhythmias. |
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| | Bradycardia - Page 1 - HeartCenterOnline: |
| | One type of bradycardia (sinus bradycardia) may be perfectly normal, though, and occur in well–conditioned athletes or during a state of deep relaxation. | | | Other forms of bradycardia vary in the area of the heart affected, severity of symptoms and treatment required. | | | This may be due to aging, medications, metabolic disturbances or preexisting heart disease. |
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| | For instance, sinus bradycardia is a normal response to deep relaxation or being in excellent physical shape. | | | Protease inhibitors, a class of medication typically used to treat | | | Once these medications have been reduced or discontinued, the bradycardia will usually resolve on its own. |
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| | For example, the heart slows naturally during sleep, or as mentioned above, during immersion under water. | | | This may occur either under nervous system control, as in the gag or diving reflexes that cause the heart to slow, or as a general sign of diminishing blood oxygen concentration, as seen with infantile apnea or in shock. | | | This is the "B" part of "A's and B's" ("apneas and bradycardias") you might hear around the neonatal intensive care nursery. |
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| | bradycardia on Encyclopedia.com |
| | Let HighBeam Research help you refine your search | | | Severe bradycardia following electrical cardioversion for atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction. |
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| | Bradycardia |
| | Taking the baby's pulse and monitoring in the NICU will confirm a diagnosis of bradycardia. | | | Usually, the length of the stay is determined by the condition causing the bradycardia, not the bradycardia itself. | | | This is an abnormal slowing of the heart rate, often arising from other problems like low oxygen levels in the blood or apnea. |
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| | Causes of Bradycardia - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Bradycardia as a symptom: Conditions listing Bradycardia as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Bradycardia. | | | What causes Bradycardia?: Related information for Bradycardia causes, as with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. | | | Further relevant information on causes of Bradycardia may be found in the risk factors for Bradycardia, medications that may cause Bradycardia, contagiousness for Bradycardia, genetics of Bradycardia, and underlying causes of Bradycardia. |
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| | bradycardia -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Bradycardia may indicate significant heart disease if accompanied by other symptoms. | | | A slow heart rate in itself may have little medical significance; physiological bradycardia is frequent among young adults, especially in highly trained athletes or during sleep. |
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| | Cardiac, Bradycardia |
| | People who experience serious symptoms from arrhythmias will need medical treatment to keep their heartbeat regular. | | | Bradycardia is the medical term often used to describe a slow heart rhythm. | | | Sometimes it may not be clear why there is an arrhythmia. |
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| | Bradycardia Evaluation |
| | If bradycardia is confirmed or suspected in a patient, possible intrinsic or extrinsic causes must be sought, including obstructive sleep apnea (absent breathing due to obstruction in the throat by the uvula), and medications affecting heart rate (see figure 93a). | | | If the symptoms are intermittent, a 24 hour EKG Holter test (see figures 96A, 96B, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102) may be necessary to assist with the diagnosis and the correlation of symptoms with the onset of bradycardia. | | | Invasive electrophysiologic testing is rarely needed, but may be helpful if the mechanism responsible for bradycardia remains uncertain, or if symptoms suggest the presence of a life-threathening arrhythmia. |
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| | Treat underlying conditions that might lead to bradycardia. | | | The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history, and perform a physical exam. | | | Serious forms of bradycardia, such as complete heart block, are medical emergencies. |
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| | Bradycardia |
| | Bradycardia is a condition of the heart in which the pulse rate (heart beat) falls to a level, which causes the patient to have symptoms of fainting as well as easy fatigue, dizziness, etc. | | | Episodes of sinus bradycardia with heart rates as low as 30 beats per minute, which cause no symptoms, are to be considered with in the normal range. | | | A very slow pulse rate can be tolerated,so long as the amount of blood pumped out of the left side of the heart per minute is adequate to oxygenate the brain and the other parts of the body. |
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| | Symptoms of Bradycardia - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Bradycardia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. | | | This signs and symptom information for Bradycardia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Bradycardia signs or Bradycardia symptoms. | | | Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general: |
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| | The MSDS HyperGlossary: Bradycardia |
| | First aid treatment may include administration of oxygen or treatment of the underlying cause(s). | | | If you experience bradycardia or any of the symptoms associated with it, contact your physician or emergency room immediately. | | | Bradycardia is a slow heart rate (60 beats per minute or slower) that does not meet the body's metabolic demands. |
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| | 14 Bradycardia |
| | ECG: Non atropine-responsive sinus bradycardia (heart rate = 55 beats/minute), with failure of appropriate response from alternate pacemakers. | | | Houdi presented for cardiac examination following the diagnosis of bradycardia. | | | He was diagnosed with moderate mitral regurgitation and sinus bradycardia that was not atropine responsive. |
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| | VIOXX SIDE EFFECTS BRADYCARDIA |
| | RemedyFind is an objective, unbiased site where patients have rated vioxx. | | | Find vioxx side effects bradycardia and more at Lycos Search. | | | JoltSearch has results for vioxx side effects bradycardia and much more! |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Bradycardia |
| | Bradycardia heart rhythms are characterized by a slowness of the heartbeat, usually at a rate under 60 beats per minute (normal resting rate is 60 - 100 beats per minute). |
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| | Re: Bradycardia |
| | have inappropriate sinus bradycardia but causes like other medications and | | | In Reply to: Bradycardia posted by Harold Hyland on August 15, 1998 at 15:42:00: |
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| | About Bradycardia and the heart's electrical system (info for patients) - Medtronic, Inc. (US) | | | A Case of Heart Block - ECG Library |
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