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What to Know About Bradycardia

AMS Cardiology

This can include our hearts, which may develop conditions like bradycardia or a slow heart rate. What Is Bradycardia ? Are you wondering “ What is bradycardia ?” Bradycardia is a condition in which the heart’s rhythm is too slow. Medications – Certain medications can slow down the heart rate as a side effect.

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PO-02-021 RELATIVE BRADYCARDIA-DEPENDENT AV BLOCK AFTER TAVR

HeartRhythm

Bradycardia-dependent block is characterized by slowed or blocked conduction through His-Purkinje (HPS) fibers. We describe a case of bradycardia-dependent block after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). A proposed mechanism is the diseased HPS develops spontaneous depolarization during phase 4 of the action potential.

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Escitalopram-induced sinus bradycardia in coronary heart disease combined with depression: a case report and review of literature

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Here, a rare repeated sinus bradycardia event due to escitalopram is first reported. She began to take escitalopram and lorazepam due to depression, but sinus bradycardia (93.7% Escitalopram was deemed to be a highly possible cause of sinus bradycardia according to its Naranjo's Algorithm score.

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Sinus bradycardia with junctional escape rhythm

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Sinus bradycardia with junctional escape rhythm

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PO-05-046 SYMPTOMATIC SINUS BRADYCARDIA FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY: A CASE SERIES

HeartRhythm

We present a case series of two young patients with obesity-related comorbidities necessitating sleeve gastrectomy which provoked symptomatic sinus bradycardia. While weight loss following bariatric surgery often yields resolution of comorbidities related to obesity, it also presents unanticipated changes in underlying physiology.

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Prognostic benefits of His?Purkinje capture in physiological pacemakers for bradycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Methods Consecutive patients with bradycardia indicated for pacing from 2016 to 2022 were prospectively followed for the clinical endpoints of heart failure (HF)-hospitalizations and all-cause mortality at 2 years. CSP should be preferred over VSP or RVP during pacing for bradycardia.

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Ep 154: 4-Step Approach to Bradycardia and Bradydysrhythmias

ECG Cases

How do we figure out when bradycardia is due to a medical illness and when it is a primary cardiac problem? The post Ep 154: 4-Step Approach to Bradycardia and Bradydysrhythmias appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases. What are some key ECG patterns that are sometimes missed by ED docs that can have devastating consequences?