Sinus Bradycardia Definition - Picture, Symptoms, Causes and Treatment and Cure of Bradycardia

What is Bradycardia?

Bradycardia is an abnormal heartbeat or a slow heart rate which is caused by the condition called heart block and some time it may occur due to the side effects of some medicines like propranolol (Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin), metoprololetc. In this condition heart rate fall to the 60 from normal rate which is from 60 to 100.

Causes of Bradycardia

• Sick sinus syndrome is the most common cause of bradycardia.
• Some medicines like glycosides, beta-blockers, and calcium channel-blocking agents are responsible for this disease.
• It may also be the result of some disease like diphtheria, rheumatic fever, or viral myocarditis.
• Certain situation like standing for a long time, pain, coughing, and vomiting can make heartbeat slow for temporary period.
• It may occur to the person with low level of thyroid hormones.

Symptoms of Bradycardia

It occurs when heart rate is slow than the normal rate due to the insufficient oxygen and blood to meet the body's needs therefore according to this symptoms are -

• Dizziness
• Fainting
• Tiredness
• Shortness of breath.
• Chest pain
• Constipation
• Muscle cramps
• Weight gain even due to the poor appetite
• Dry skin and thin and dry hair.

Treatment of Bradycardia

• There are some prehospital treatments such as Intravenous (IV) access, IV atropine and transcutaneous pacing are suggested.
• Endotracheal intubation and transcutaneous or transvenous pacing is needed for unstable patient.
• Cardiac monitoring and IV access should used by the patient.
• IV atropine and temporary pacing should be used for the patient of sinus bradycardia.
• Permanent pacing is helpful to treat postinfectious bradycardia.
• Some time surgery is require to treat Sleep apnea.