bradycardia
Noun
Meaning
abnormally slow heartbeat
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Persistent bradycardia can also be reversible if it is caused by drug therapy, an infectious disease, pericarditis, myocarditis or hypothyroidism.
Digitalis poisoning can cause heart block and either bradycardia (decreased heart rate) or tachycardia (increased heart rate), depending on the dose and the condition of one's heart.
Management The treatment of bradycardia is dependent on whether or not the person is stable or unstable.
One of the effector organs is the heart whose rate is stimulated to rise ( tachycardia ) when the arterial blood pressure falls, or to slow down ( bradycardia ) when the pressure rises above set point.
Pathological causes include sinus bradycardia, sinus arrest, sinus exit block, or AV block.
Premature babies are more likely than full-term babies to have apnea and bradycardia spells; their cause is not clearly understood.