Bradycardia

Bradycardia: A slow heart rate, usually defined as less than 60 beats per minute.
The word bradycardia is logically derived from two Greek roots: bradys, slow + cardia, heart = slow heart.
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BRADYCARDIA - A heart rate that is less than 60 beats per minute (pulse less than 60).
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Bradycardia, even as low as 50 beats per minute, can be normal in athletes and other people who are physically active.
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Bradycardia is a slowness of the heartbeat, usually at a rate under 60 beats per minute (normal resting rate is 60 - 100 beats per minute).
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If symptom-producing bradycardias don't have a cause that can be corrected — such as hypothyroidism or a drug side effect — doctors often treat them with a pacemaker.
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A heart rate less than 60 beats per minutes is called a bradycardia. A heart rate greater than 100 beats per minutes is called a tachycardia.
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If your heart rate is too fast (known as a tachycardia), too slow (known as a bradycardia) or very irregular, the heart won't work as an efficient pump and deliver all the blood the body needs.
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If the heart beats less than 60 times per minute, the heart rate is considered slow (bradycardia).
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If your heart rate is very fast (over 100 beats per minute), this is called tachycardia. An unusually slow heart rate is called bradycardia, and an occasional extra heart beat is known as extrasystole.
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