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.

Bradycardia is an arrhythmia, or heart rhythm disorder. It is usually diagnosed when your resting heart rate—the number of times your heart beats in one minute when you're at rest—is slower than 60 ...

Sleep bradycardia is a slow heart rate during sleep. It may be a natural, healthy sleep response or a sign of an underlying health issue. Most healthy adults have a heart rate between 60 and 100 beats ...

The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Rhythm Society have joined forces to develop a new guideline dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of bradycardia ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drug induced bradycardia is an important but poorly characterized common clinical problem. This is reflected by the absence of definitions of various clinical forms of drug induced bradycardia in the ...