Symptom

Bradycardia

A condition characterized by an abnormally slow heart rate, typically defined as a resting rate below 60 beats per minute.

Causes

  • Heart tissue damage: Heart attack, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy

  • Impaired impulse conduction: Sick sinus syndrome, AV-block, age-related degenration

  • Hypothyroidism

  • Hypothermia

  • Infection: Myocarditis, rheumatic fever

  • Sleep apnea

  • Hypokalemia

  • Hypocalcemia

  • Congenital heart defect

  • Drugs: β-blockers, calcium channel blockers, sedatives, opioids, lithium, anti-arrhythmic

  • Highly trained athletes

Also known as: Bradyarrhythmia, Low heart rate, Low pulse, Sinus Bradycardia, Slow heart rate, Slow pulse

Referencing diagnoses

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