Dr. Steve Hammill answers the question: 'Pacemaker for Sinus Bradycardia?' — -- Question: What is sinus bradycardia, and should I receive a pacemaker for this condition? Answer :So, with sinus ...

Changes in the ‘funny channel’ of heart’s pacemaker may be behind sinus bradycardia “Yeah, I brought my heart rate down from 80 to 45 beats per minute resting….” The boasting drawl came from behind me ...

For an adult, a normal resting heart rate is typically between 60 and 100 beats per minute. And in general, our heart rate tends to go down with age, so that an adult's heart rate is slower than a ...

Tachycardia and bradycardia are two types of irregular heart rates. Tachycardia is when the heart beats faster than 100 beats per minute. Bradycardia is when the heart beats slower than 60 beats per ...

Atropine has long been used to treat abnormally slow heart rate in emergency situations by altering the way electrical signals move through the heart. Bradycardia is an especially slow heartbeat and a ...

Bradycardia refers to a resting heart rate that is slower than usual. A heart rate of fewer than 60 beats per minute (bpm) may indicate an underlying health issue, but this is not always the case.

Sinus bradycardia occurs on an ECG when there is a normal upright P wave in lead II ― sinus P wave ― preceding every QRS complex with a ventricular rate of less than 60 beats per minute. Sinus ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 84-year-old female in relatively good health. My doctor is concerned that my heart rate is too slow, consistently in the 50s. I have worn a Holter monitor and had an ...

Arrhythmia following allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) can be seen in association with fluid overload, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and cyclophosphamide. Its cause remains ...

A 76-year-old man presented to the emergency department with lethargy and a reduced level of awareness after a period of experiencing a very low heart rate. The patient said he did not feel faint or ...

Bradycardia is defined heart rate less than the lower limit of normal for age or slow heart rate. A normal heart rate in children varies based on age as well as the level of physical activity. In the ...