bradycardia

Noun

Meaning

abnormally slow heartbeat

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cardiopulmonary resuscitation arrhythmia atrial fibrillation Allegra asystole cardiac arrest cardiogenic shock congestive heart failure cardiac arrhythmia acute myocardial infarction cardiopulmonary arrest bundle branch block arrythmia ectopic rhythm bradycardic

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Hypernyms

arrhythmia cardiac arrhythmia

Examples

Persistent bradycardia can also be reversible if it is caused by drug therapy, an infectious disease, pericarditis, myocarditis or hypothyroidism. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

Management The treatment of bradycardia is dependent on whether or not the person is stable or unstable. Source: Internet

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. Source: Internet

Pathological causes include sinus bradycardia, sinus arrest, sinus exit block, or AV block. Source: Internet

Premature babies are more likely than full-term babies to have apnea and bradycardia spells; their cause is not clearly understood. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bradyarrhythmic bradyarthria bradybaenid bradycardiac bradycardic bradycrotic